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9780195426212

Making Sense A Student's Guide to Research and Writing in Psychology and the Life Sciences

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195426212

  • ISBN10:

    0195426215

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-08-13
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $26.61

Summary

The Making Sense series comprises five concise, readable guides to research and writing for use by students at all levels of undergraduate study. Designed especially for students in psychology and the life sciences, including biology and zoology, this book outlines the general principles ofstyle, grammar, and usage, while covering such issues as how to prepare papers using APA guidelines, how to write research proposals and honours theses, and how to use graphic presentation software when giving an oral presentation. This fifth edition of the book has new material on evaluatingInternet sources and avoiding plagiarism, as well as new and updated examples.

Table of Contents

Communicating in the sciences
Doing research
Keeping track
Ethical issues in research and writing
Writing a report on a book or an article
Writing an essay or research paper
Writing a lab report
Research proposals and theses
Presentation of data
APA editorial style
Documentation in the sciences
Giving a seminar or oral presentation
Writing examinations
Writing with style
Writing a resume or letter of application
Common errors in grammar and usage
Punctuation
Catchlist of misused words and phrases
psychology and life sciences
grammar
Appendix:weights, measures, and notation
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