Writing for Psychology

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Cengage Learning, Mar 30, 2009 - Psychology - 288 pages
WRITING FOR PSYCHOLOGY offers concise assistance for students writing their research analyses using APA Style. By providing concrete examples of common errors, the authors are able to show rather than merely tell students what to do and what to avoid. This manual will help students adhere to the basics of APA style; refine critical thinking skills, library search skills, revising skills, editing skills, and proofing skills; and avoid plagiarism. Checklists precede the summary at the end of every chapter, giving students the chance to make sure they have been thorough in their reports.
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About the author (2009)

Janina M. Jolley graduated with "Great Distinction" from California State University at Dominquez Hills and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from The Ohio State University. She is currently an executive editor of "The Journal of Genetic Psychology" and "Genetic Psychology Monographs" and Professor of Psychology at Clarion University. Her professional affiliations include the Middle-Eastern Honor Association (President 1999 to 2000; Vice-President 1998 to1999), American Psychological Association (Division 2: Teaching of Psychology and Division 20: Adult Development and Aging), American Psychological Society, Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology, The Midwestern Psychological Association, and Phi Kappa Phi. Her hobbies include flying, Civil Air Patrol, biking, and spending time with her family. Professor Robert O'Shea is the professor of psychology at Southern Cross University. Prior to that he taught at the University of Otago, Dalhousie University, Northwestern University, Queen's University (Canada), and the University of Queensland, having received his PhD from the University of Queensland in 1983. He has published extensively in major psychology and neuroscience journals. His research is on visual perception, especially binocular vision, perception in the real world, depth perception, peripheral vision, and movement perception. Professor O'Shea is now permanently based in Leipzig and still affiliated with SCU and supervising research students at Murdoch University.

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