Effective Writing in Psychology: Papers, Posters, and Presentations

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John Wiley & Sons, Mar 22, 2012 - Psychology - 320 pages
The second edition of Effective Writing in Psychology helps users produce crisp scientific communication, form concise unambiguous arguments, and render technical information clear and comprehensible. The new edition incorporates the latest guidelines contained within the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual.
  • Clear guidelines on effective writing illustrate how to generate strong and compelling prose, even when the writing is not aimed at a research audience
  • Incorporates changes to the guidelines contained in the 6th edition of the APA publication manual
  • Includes material on how to adapt APA style for poster presentations using PowerPoint, and for oral presentations
  • Contains a new section on using the Internet to present research papers and a new chapter on conducting a literature search, to guide students through databases, keywords, sources, and connections between articles
  • Highlights methods for selecting a research topic and organizing papers
  • Features a sample manuscript showing common deviations from correct APA style and a version demonstrating appropriate use of APA style
 

Selected pages

Contents

Writing in Psychology
1
Formulating Your Ideas
13
Assessing Your Sources
27
How to Conduct a Literature Search
41
How to Read and Summarize a Journal Article
55
Organizing a Paper
67
Elements of Style
79
Communicating Statistics
97
The Discussion Section
171
References Citations in the Text and the Reference List
179
The Abstract and Formatting Details
193
Communicating Beyond the Research Paper
215
Giving Oral Presentations
231
Presenting Your Work on the Internet
243
Submitting Your Plan to an Ethics Committee
251
Appendix A Example of APAStyle Manuscript
261

Writing a Thesis or a Term Paper
109
The Introduction Section
123
The Method Section
133
The Results Section
147
Appendix B Corrected APAStyle Manuscript
269
References
277
Author Index
285
Copyright

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Effective Writing in Psychology: Papers, Posters, and Presentations
Bernard C. Beins,Agatha M. Beins
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Bernard C. Beins,Agatha M. Beins
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About the author (2012)

Bernard C. Beins, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Psychology at Ithaca College, New York. He recently received the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award from the American Psychological Foundation. He is also the author of Research Methods: A Tool for Life (2009). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Eastern Psychological Association.

Agatha M. Beins is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at Texas Woman's University. She co-edited Women's Studies for the Future: Foundations, Interrogations, Politics with Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy (2005), and has published articles in Women: A Cultural Review and Sinister Wisdom. She is also part of the editorial collective for the journal Films for the Feminist Classroom.

Bibliographic information

TitleEffective Writing in Psychology: Papers, Posters, and Presentations
AuthorsBernard C. Beins, Agatha M. Beins
Edition2
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2012
ISBN111824222X, 9781118242223
Length320 pages
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Psychology / General
Psychology / Statistics
  
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