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Writing Papers in Psychology A Student Guide to Research Papers, Essays, Proposals, Posters, and Handouts (with InfoTrac)

by: Rosnow, Ralph L.; Rosnow, Mimi

Writing Papers in Psychology A Student Guide to Research Papers, Essays, Proposals, Posters, and Handouts (with InfoTrac)

by: Rosnow, Ralph L.; Rosnow, Mimi

ISBN 13:
9780534533311
ISBN 10:
0534533310
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 02/28/2005
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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This brief, inexpensive, and easy-to-use "how-to" manual has helped thousands of students in psychology and related fields with the task of writing term papers and reports. This best-seller includes a wealth of information and has been updated to reflect the latest APA Style Manual.

Preface for Instructors

xvii

Getting Started

(13)

Where to Begin

(2)

Focusing on Your Objective

(3)

Scheduling Time

(3)

Choosing a Topic

(1)

Narrowing the Topic

(1)

Knowing Your Audience and Topic

(1)

Cultivating an Understanding

(2)

Finding and Using Reference Materials

(18)

Defining the Problem

(1)

Looking Over Maya's Shoulder

(2)

Using the Online Catalog and Browsing the Stacks

(5)

PsyclNFO, Psycarticles, Psycbooks, and Psycextra

(3)

InfoTrac College Edition and the Web of Science

(2)

Other Print Resources in the Library

(1)

Taking Notes in the Library

(1)

Source Credibility

(1)

Additional Tips

(1)

Library Etiquette

(1)

Developing a Proposal

(11)

Object of the Proposal

(1)

The Literature Review Proposal

(4)

The Research Proposal

(5)

Ethical Considerations

(1)

Tempus Fugit

(1)

Planning the Research Report

(9)

Three Broad Research Approaches

(1)

The Basic Structure

(1)

Abstract

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Method

(2)

Results

(1)

Discussion

(1)

References

(1)

End Material

(1)

Organizing Your Thoughts

(1)

Outlining the Review Paper

(7)

Where to Start

(1)

The Rough Outline

(1)

Making Ideas Parallel

(1)

Putting Ideas in Order

(2)

Template for Writing and Note Taking

(1)

Outlining After the Fact

(2)

Communicating Statistical Information

(14)

Four Guidelines: CAPE

(2)

Reporting Results Clearly

(2)

Reporting Results Accurately

(2)

Reporting Results Precisely

(1)

Reporting Enough Information

(3)

Pentimento

(1)

Annotated Readings

(4)

Writing and Polishing

(20)

Sorting Through Your Material

(1)

The Self-Motivator Statement

(1)

The Opening

(1)

Settling Down to Write

(1)

Ethics of Writing and Reporting

(1)

Avoiding Plagiarism

(2)

Lazy Writing

(1)

Tone

(1)

Nonsexist Language

(1)

Voice

(1)

Verb Tense

(1)

Agreement of Subject and Verb

(1)

Common Usage Errors

(2)

Numerals

(1)

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