Running head: THEORY AND RESEARCH
The Relationship between Theory and Research
Michelle Guthrie Yarwood
Penn State University
Before writing running head in header, follow these instructions:
1. Select the header.
2. Under “Design” tab, place a checkmark next to “different first page.”
3. You will need to type the running head on the first page and the second page.
4. On the second page, the words “running head” are now removed.
1
THEORY AND RESEARCH
2
Abstract
Your abstract goes here. The abstract should be 250 words or less. In the Abstract, the first
sentence of the abstract is not indented. In the abstract, you will provide a brief summary of the
content you will be discussing in your paper.
Keywords: applied social psychology, theory, research
THEORY AND RESEARCH
3
The Relationship between Theory and Research
Do not place an “Introduction heading” here. Just start writing. After the first
introductory paragraph, you might consider using APA headings to organize the information in
your literature review. This section should be written in the following order: 1) Topic & Context
2) Literature Review: Study Details 3) Literature: Linking Studies to Perspectives of Emotions 4)
Summary of Past Research, Perspectives, and Thesis 5) Future Directions/Gap in research.
This is the beginning of the paper. Ensure that you have the correct font, double-spacing,
etc. From this point forward, the first sentence of each paragraph should be indented.
If you are talking about an idea from the book (or any source) an in-text citation is
necessary. Applied social psychology is subsumed under the field of social psychology
(Schneider, Gruman, & Coutts, 2012).
Later in the paper, if you would like to use an in-text citation mentioned previously in
your paper, ensure to shorten the citation using et al. Only use et al. if 3 or more authors exist.
Research methods and theory are dependent on each other (Schneider et al., 2012).
The appropriate APA level headings are below.
Level 1 Main Heading
Level 2 Heading
Level 3 Heading.
Level 4 Heading.
Level 5 Heading.
THEORY AND RESEARCH
4
Below, is an example using APA heading levels. Within the literature review, I strongly
suggest using APA headings to organize similar information together and to provide a
transition for the reader.
Types of Love
Define love, types of love, etc. here
Passionate Love
Describe passionate love here and research on passionate love.
Companionate Love
Describe companionate love here and research on companionate love.
Subjective Feelings
Describe subjective feelings
Cognitive Appraisals
Describe cognitive appraisals
Maternal Love
Love as a Mixed Emotion
Conclusion
THEORY AND RESEARCH
5
References
References begin here in ABC order. Refer to APA book, OWL website, or OWL blog to see
types of references. After the first line, subsequent lines should be indented.
Reference page should be double-spaced.
For the journal title, only the first word and words after colons are capitalized.
Ensure the journal and book titles are italicized. Volume numbers, not issue numbers, are
reported in the reference.
For Empirical Journal Article:
Knee, C.R. (1998). Implicit theories of relationships: Assessment and prediction of romantic
relationship initiation, coping, and longevity. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 74, 360-370.
For Chapter in an Edited Book
Grolnick, W. S., Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1997). Internalization within the family: The selfdetermination theory perspective. In J. E. Grusec & L. Kuczynski (Eds.), Parenting and
children's internalization of values: A handbook of contemporary theory (pp. 135-161).
Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc.