Effective writing in psychology : papers, posters, and presentations

Beins, Bernard. (Author). Beins, Agatha, 1976- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781405158787 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1405158786 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781405158794 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1405158794 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
ix, 269 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-260) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Writing in Psychology -- Pt. I. Organizing and Developing Your Ideas and Writing -- 2. Formulating Your Ideas -- 3. Assessing Your Sources -- 4. How to Conduct a Literature Search -- 5. How to Read and Summarize a Journal Article -- 6. Organizing a Paper -- 7. Elements of Style -- 8. Communicating Statistics -- Pt. II. Preparing APA Format Papers -- 9. Writing a Thesis or a Term Paper -- 10. The Introduction Section -- 11. The Method Section -- 12. The Results -- 13. The Discussion Section -- 14. References: Citations in the Text and the Reference List -- 15. Final Touches: The Abstract and Formatting Details -- Pt. III. Communicating Beyond the Research Paper -- 16. Creating Poster Presentations -- 17. Giving Oral Presentations -- 18. Presenting Your Work on the Internet -- 19. Submitting Your Plan to an Ethics Committee -- App. A. Example of APA-Style Manuscript with Common Errors -- App. B. Corrected APA-Style Manuscript.