Okay, here's my understanding of the situation:
There is one item called the "Running Head" that appears on the title page.
This is the part that consists of a 50 character limit. It is used at time
of publication for a heading on pages in the journal.
There is another item called the "manuscript heading" which appears at the
top of all pages of the manuscript. This is different from the running head
and consists of the first 2-3 words of the title.
I believe this to be a change from the 3rd edition that I only recently
became aware of (when I was going over APA format this semester in class).
My memory of being taught the format was that the running head and what is
now called the manuscript heading were the same thing. However, in the
fourth addition this has changed. Unfortunately my copy of the pub. manual
is in my office so all I have to go by is the Bordens & Abbott text I have
with me at the moment.
Hope this helps...
- Marc
G. Marc Turner, MEd
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Department of Psychology
Southwest Texas State University
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