The Psychologist's Companion
A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers
4th Edition
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- Author: Robert J. Sternberg, Cornell University, New York
- Date Published: December 2004
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- isbn: 9780511055508
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The Psychologist's Companion, 4th edition, is intended to be a definitive guide to scientific writing for students and researchers. It covers a wealth of topics, including misconceptions about psychology papers, steps in writing library research papers, steps in writing experimental research papers, rules for writing psychology papers, commonly misused words, Internet resources, American Psychological Association guidelines for writing psychology papers, guidelines for data presentation, references for psychology papers, standards for evaluating psychology papers, submitting papers to journals, how to win acceptances of papers by psychology journals, writing grant and contract proposals, finding book publishers, writing lectures, and writing articles. The book contains a sample psychology paper as well as an appendix relevant to writing for British and European journals. The book is written in a lively and witty style that will make it easy reading for even the busiest students and professionals.
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- Edition: 4th Edition
- Date Published: December 2004
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511055508
- contains: 11 b/w illus. 5 tables
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Eight common misconceptions about psychology papers
2. Steps in writing the library research paper
3. Steps in writing the experimental research paper
4. Rules for writing the psychology paper
5. Internet resources
6. Commonly misused words
7. American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers
8. Guidelines for data presentation
9. References for the psychology paper
10. Standards for evaluating the psychology paper
11. Submitting a paper to a journal
12. How to win acceptances from psychology journals: Twenty-one tips for better writing
13. Writing a grant or contract proposal
14. How to find a book publisher
15. Writing a lecture
16. Article writing 101
Appendix A. A sample psychology paper
Appendix B. Writing for British and European journals
Index.
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