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pages ; cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Audience Approval Meter: Ask What You Are Being Graded On -- Telling and Retelling Your Story: Drafting, Editing, Revising, and Proofreading -- How to Avoid Plagiarism With Style and Good Academic Citizenship -- Quiz Yourself on APA Style -- 5.Bringing the Audience Up to Speed With Literature Reviews -- Literature Reviews Provide Story Context -- Guiding Principles for Writing Literature Reviews -- Reassembling Pieces of the Story: Synthesis -- Organizing a Literature Review -- Sample Literature Review -- 6.Telling an Original Story Through a Research Paper -- Set the Tone: Introduction and Sample -- Total Transparency: Method Section and Sample -- What Happened, but Not Why: Results Section and Sample -- Explain and Question Again: Discussion Section and Sample -- 7.The Rest of the Story: Title, Abstract, References, and Tables -- Titles and Abstracts for Posterity's Sake -- References: Your Paper's Pedigree -- Tables at a Glance -- |
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Contents note continued: Putting It All Together -- Sample Research Paper, Completed -- 8.Reshaping Your Story for Different Audiences: Other Types of Writing in Psychology -- Oral Presentations at Conferences -- Poster Presentations -- Writing for the Web -- Essay Exams -- Writing for Pleasure and Insight |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Why Psychology Students (and Not Just English Majors) Have to Write -- Telling a Good Story With Scientific Information: Can It Be Done? -- Why Do We Tell the Scientific Story? -- Types of Assignments -- Meeting Audience Needs: What Is the Instructor Asking for? -- Why APA Style and Format Exist -- 2.Starting Your Paper: Finding the Thread of Your Story -- Selecting a Topic -- Developing a Thesis Statement or a Research Question -- Uncovering the Backstory, Part 1: Your Library Search Strategy -- What Sources Are Allowed? -- 3.Extracting the Useful Nuggets From a Literature Search -- Uncovering the Backstory, Part 2: Primary and Secondary Sources -- Evaluating Sources -- Which Information Is Most Pertinent? -- Keeping Track of Ideas -- Keeping Track of Sources -- Alternate Methods of Recording and Using Research Notes -- 4.How to Write Your Psychology Paper With Style: General Tips -- Why Instructors Like to Read Stylish Papers -- |
| Summary |
Now updated to reflect the changes made from the 5th to the 6th edition of the Publication Manual, this book takes the reader step-by-step through: * crafting research questions or theses * executing library database searches * analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing literature * drafting specific parts of a paper * and more Writing samples, including two full-length student papers in draft, marked-up, and final form, illustrate key concepts such as how to synthesize literature, how revision differs from editing, and how to recognize and avoid plagiarism. Guidance on how to communicate with instructors on a professional level is given, and the book shows examples of checklists and grading rubrics instructors might use. A self-quiz to engage the reader's knowledge of APA style and format is also included, as well as example reference formats and other quick-reference style tools |
| Notes |
"Updated to comply with the sixth edition of the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association."--Cover |
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Previous ed. by Gregory A. Hinrichsen and Kathleen F. Clougherty. 2008 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychology -- Authorship -- Study and teaching.
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Psychology.
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Writing.
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| Author |
Clougherty, Kathleen F.
Undergraduate writing in psychology
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Hinrichsen, Gregory A., 1951-
Undergraduate writing in psychology
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| LC no. |
2012013682 |
| ISBN |
1433812169 |
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9781433812163 |
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