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• As you read through your classmate's postings think about what you know about the same or a very similar topic and determine if what they provided as evidence to support their claim supports or refutes your knowledge. Did their posting and supporting evidence change your view on the topic? Is there additional evidence you can offer to support their claim or your claim that the information is not accurate?
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Every student, researcher, and professional will write a paper or article at some point in their careers. The guidelines for

APA format and style are laid out by the American Psychological Association. Having a widely accepted method of

formatting a research paper helps ensure consistency across and within fields of study. Following APA style can ensure that

a piece of writing Holds an academic tone. Writing in APA style allows for papers to be easy and simple to read for everyone

once they know what APA format is. Thanks to the guidelines of APAformat someone from the business field can read a

paper written by a psychologist and immediately know where to find parts of the paper such as the appendix. Additionally, it

is simple to find and understand the sources used based off the way that sources are cited in APA format. Overall, APA

brings a strong and consistent format for academic writing.

A key to being a successful academic writer is formulating an opinion. It may seem simple to have an opinion, however

when writing a paper an opinion needs to be backed up by research or data from respected sources, such as journals or

peer-reviewed articles. Many people view music as a means of pleasure or fun. However, music can also be a powerful tool

for everyone to utilize. Based on research conducted by (Thoma et al., 2013) it has been shown that music has an impact on

the "psychobiological stress system". Many people believe that music can help ease stress. Using information from the study

this is partially true. People may have an opinion that music helps to calm them down prior to a stressful event but the study

presents the opposite to be true. The opinion that music is better used after a stressful event can be supported by this

study.

References

Thoma, M. V., La Marca, R., Brnnimann, R., Finkel, L., Ehlert, U., & Nater, U. M. (2013, August 5). The effect of music on the Human Stress Response. PloS one. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734071/