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title,itcan be trimmed to 2APA Citation Style:A Sample● There should be exactly 5 spacesor 3 keywords,andfrom the top of the page beforecan be no more thanKeola Floresthe title(requirements state the50 characters,upper1/2 of page,and this is aper APA Manual,p.229.University of Hawaili-West O'ahugood approximation of that.)Optional:Professor Name-per APA Manual,p.23.  \nRunning head:APA CITATION STYLE  \n● Title should be no more than 12Optional:Course Namewords.Be sure they have usedtitle case.Optional:Date-per APA Manual,p.23.  \n·A standard title page will haverunning head,page number,title,author,and institutionalaffiliation.Check to make surethey have stylized school namecorrectly.  \nAPA CITATION STYLE  \n# Abstract\n\nYour abstract page should already include the page header(described above).On the first line ofthe abstract page,center the word“Abstract”(no bold,formatting,italics,underlining,or quotationmarks).Beginning with the next line,write a concise summary of the key points ofyour research.(Do not indent.)Your abstract should contain at least your research topic,research questions,participants,methods,results,data analysis,and conclusions.You may also include possibleimplications ofyour research and future workyou see connected with your findings.Your abstractshould be a single paragraph double-spaced.Your abstract should be between 150 and 250 words.You must list keywords from your paper in your abstract.To do this,indent as you would if youwere starting a new paragraph,type Keywords:(italicized),and then list your keywords.Listingyour keywords will help researchers find your work in databases.Here is an example below.Allof the above information can be found in section 2.04 of the sixth edition Publication Manual ofthe American Psychological Association.  \nKeywords:APA,heading,citation,style,formatting,in-text citation,references  \nOnly\"Keywords\"is  \nitalicized.Proper  \nnouns should be in  \ntitle case,all other  \nkeywords are  \nlowercase. 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