Writing with Style APA Style Made Easy (with InfoTrac)

by Szuchman, Lenore T.

• ISBN13: 9780534349424
• ISBN10: 0534349420
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-07
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This accessible and invaluable workbook-style reference guide will help your students smooth the transition from writing for composition classes to writing for psychology classes. Author Lenore T. Szuchman quickly and succinctly provides the basics of APA style in Writing with Style. Szuchman's years of experience teaching writing-intensive courses give her an inside track on the trouble spots students often encounter when writing papers and dealing with APA style. The unique workbook format offers both a quick reference to APA style and interactive exercises that give students a chance to practice what they've learned. They'll be encouraged to use already published articles as models, so they're introduced to journal sources in a nonthreatening way. And Szuchman pinpoints the kinds of errors that are often made, followed by suggested solutions.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Lay People and You	1	(10)
Scientific Psychology	2	(2)
How to Use This Book	4	(2)
Ethics in Writing	6	(3)
A Word of Warning	9	(2)
Some Generalizations about How Psychologists Write	11	(16)
Referring to Other Authors	12	(2)
Words and Phrases to Collect	14	(6)
Words and Phrases to Avoid	20	(7)
Studying the Introduction Section	27	(12)
What Was Done and Why	28	(6)
Literature Review	34	(5)
Studying the Method Section	39	(18)
Organization	40	(1)
Participants	41	(7)
Apparatus	48	(1)
Materials	49	(3)
Procedure	52	(3)
Remember Your Audience	55	(2)
Studying the Results Section	57	(12)
Statistics	58	(9)
Useful Rules	67	(2)
Studying the Discussion Section	69	(14)
First Part	71	(2)
Second Part	73	(3)
Third Part	76	(4)
Verb Tense	80	(3)
Studying the Abstract	83	(10)
Contents	85	(4)
Style	89	(4)
Preparing the References Section	93	(8)
Typing Hints	94	(1)
Alphabetizing	95	(1)
Journal Article Reference	96	(1)
Chapter in an Edited Book	97	(2)
An Authored Book	99	(1)
References in the Body of the Manuscript	99	(2)
Preparing a Title Page	101	(8)
Writing a Title	102	(2)
The Parts of the Title Page	104	(2)
Advice about Typing	106	(3)
``Grooming'' Tips for Psychology Papers	109	(12)
Parallel Construction	110	(2)
Half-Empty Comparisons	112	(1)
Agreement between Subject and Verb	113	(1)
Agreement between Noun and Pronoun	114	(1)
Run-On Sentence or Comma Splice	115	(2)
Colons with Lists	117	(1)
Comma before and (and Sometimes or)	118	(1)
Comma When You Need a Breath	119	(1)
Important Differences between People and Things	120	(1)
Preparing a Poster Presentation	121	(8)
What Is a Poster Session?	122	(1)
Preparing the Poster	123	(4)
Preparing Yourself	127	(2)
Wrapping It Up	129	(8)
First Rewrite	129	(4)
Second Rewrite	133	(1)
Third Inspection---Not a Rewrite	134	(1)
Final Touches	135	(2)
Reference	137	(2)
Index	139