PSYC02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: American Psychological Association, Ontogeny, Verbosity
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Publication manual of the american psychological association: sixth edition. 3. 03 levels of heading: do not label headings with numbers or letters. 3. 08 economy of expression: say only what needs to be said, short words and short sentences are easier to comprehend than are long ones. Redundancy: avoid using redundant language, such as the italicized part in the following example: instructions, which were exactly as the same as those used . 3. 18 verbs: verbs are vigorous, direct communicators, use the active rather than the passive voice, and select tense or mood carefully. Select the appropriate mood: use the subjunctive only to describe conditions that are contrary to fact or improbably; do not use the subjunctive to describe simple conditions or contingencies. 3. 19 agreement of subject and verb: a verb must agree in number (i. e. , singular or plural) with its subject, regardless of intervening phrases that begin with such words as together with, including, plus, and as well as.
