The Psychologist's Companion, 6th edition is written for students, young professionals, and even mid-career scholars. It is the most comprehensive guide available to both written and oral communication processes for academic psychologists. It covers the topics necessary for career success, including planning papers, writing papers, presenting data, evaluating one's papers, writing grant proposals, giving talks, finding a book publisher, doing job interviews, and doing media interviews. Because the book is in its sixth edition, it is market tested for success in reaching and engaging its readers. Two special (new) pedagogical features are 'Experience is the best teacher', which draws on the authors' personal experiences to help make the book more personalized and exciting to readers, and 'What's wrong here', which gives readers an opportunity for active learning while they read the book. The authors have written the book in a personable and often humorous style that will keep readers engaged.
- Covers more topics than any of its competitors
- Written in an easily readable style with a sense of humour
- Includes three major pedagogical features to help readers better learn the material in the book - 'Experience is the best teacher', 'Give it some more thought', and 'What's wrong here'
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'The newest edition of The Psychologist's Companion is an engaging, accessible and helpful text filled with useful and practical advice for psychologists at all stages of their career. The authors have created a text that will no doubt continue to be an essential resource for students and early-career psychologists amongst others.' Bryan McCann, The Psychologist

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Product details
- Edition: 6th Edition
- Date Published: December 2016
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316505182
- length: 552 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 151 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.62kg
- contains: 14 b/w illus.
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I. Macro-Challenges in Writing Papers: Planning and Formulating Papers:
1. Eight common misconceptions about psychology papers
2. How to generate, evaluate, and sell your ideas for research and papers
3. Literature research
4. Writing a literature review
5. Planning and writing the experimental research paper
6. Ethics in research and writing
Part II. Micro-Challenges in Writing Papers: Presenting Your Ideas in Writing:
7. A word about content, language, and style
8. Commonly misused words
9. American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers
10. Guidelines for data presentation
Part III. Writing and Preparing Papers for Journal Submission:
11. Article writing
12. How to make your paper even better: proofreading, revising, and editing
13. Critical checklist before submitting an article for publication
14. Deciding on a journal and submitting a paper to a journal
Part IV. Presenting Yourself to Others:
15. Preparing a poster presentation
16. Writing a grant or contract proposal
17. How to find a book publisher
18. Writing a lecture
19. Doing a job interview
20. Doing media interviews
Epilogue
References.
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Authors
Robert J. Sternberg, Cornell University, New York
Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development at Cornell University, New York. Formerly, he was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University, Connecticut. He is a former president of the American Psychological Association and Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. His PhD is from Stanford University, California and he holds 13 honorary doctorates. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as a fellow of the APA, APS, AAAS, and AERA. Sternberg has written over 1500 books and articles and has been cited in the professional literature roughly 100,000 times.
Karin Sternberg, Cornell University, New York
Karin Sternberg is Research Associate in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University, New York. She has a PhD in psychology from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and an MBA from the University of Cooperative Education, Karlsruhe, Germany. She has studied at Yale University, Connecticut and did her postdoctoral work in social psychology at the University of Connecticut. Sternberg worked as a research associate at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and School of Public Health. She held a grant from the National Institute of Aging on developing cognitive skills in older individuals. She is the author of Psychology of Love 101.