Effective Writing in Psychology : Papers, Posters, and Presentations

by Bernard Beins (Ithaca College); Agatha Beins (Rutgers University)

• ISBN13: 9781405158787
• ISBN10: 1405158786
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This book helps students, writers and speakers at all levels refine their communication skills by guiding them at every stage of the process. Focuses on principles of good writing as well as writing in APA style Offers tips on internet publishing, poster presentations, and making presentations to Institutional Review Boards Highlights methods for selecting a research topic, and for organizing papers Provides a separate section on how to communicate statistics

Author Biography

Bernard C. Beins is Professor and Department Chair of Psychology at Ithaca College. He has written extensively and throughout his career has been active in the scholarship of teaching. His publications include Research Methods: A Tool for Life (2004).

Agatha M. Beins has earned a Master's Degree in Women's Studies from the University of Arizona and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University. She is currently a doctoral student in Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Writing in Psychology	p. 1
Organizing and Developing Your Ideas and Writing	p. 11
Formulating Your Ideas	p. 13
Assessing Your Sources	p. 25
How to Conduct a Literature Search	p. 37
How to Read and Summarize a Journal Article	p. 49
Organizing a Paper	p. 59
Elements of Style	p. 71
Communicating Statistics	p. 85
Preparing APA Format Papers	p. 95
Writing a Thesis or a Term Paper	p. 97
The Introduction Section	p. 109
The Method Section	p. 119
The Results	p. 131
The Discussion Section	p. 153
References: Citations in the Text and the Reference List	p. 161
Final Touches: The Abstract and Formatting Details	p. 175
Communicating Beyond the Research Paper	p. 195
Creating Poster Presentations	p. 197
Giving Oral Presentations	p. 209
Presenting Your Work on the Internet	p. 219
Submitting Your Plan to an Ethics Committee	p. 227
Example of Apa-Style Manuscript with Common Errors	p. 237
Corrected Apa-Style Manuscript	p. 247
References	p. 255
Subject Index	p. 261
Author Index	p. 267
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