The six major parts of an American Psychological Association (APA) research paper include: title page, abstract, introduction, method section, results section, discussion section, and references section (Weathington, 2010, 156). The first three pages set the stage for the research paper and determine whether the reader will be captured and motivated to continue. The first page of the research paper is the title page which is centered horizontally and consists of: the running head – which is a short version of the paper title; paper title – which should give an indication of the purpose of the research; researcher names; and researcher professional affiliation. The second page contains the abstract, which gives a short description of the
