Title: Effective writing in psychology : papers, posters, and presentations /
Authors: Beins, Bernard; Beins, Agatha, 1976-
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Psychology Authorship; Psychologie Art d'écrire.; Wetenschappelijke publicaties.; Schrijven.; Stilistiek.; Writing; Psychology; Psychology Authorship
Abstract: "Writing and communication skills are invaluable tools for both students and professionals in the field of psychology, This book helps users to generate crisp scientific communication in psychology. The book aids students, writers, and speakers at all levels by guiding them at every stage of the process. In a practical and accessible way, the authors teach readers how to make concise, unambiguous arguments; document their sources; and render technical information clear and comprehensible. Including the standards of writing found in the 'Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, this book focuses on principles of good writing as well as writing in APA style; offers tips on creating poster presentations, giving talks, writing for Internet publishing, and making presentations to institutional review boards (IRBs); highlights methods for selecting a research topic and for organizing papers; and provides a separate section on how to communicate statistics."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Writing in psychology -- Organizing and developing your ideas and writing -- Formulating your ideas -- Assessing your sources -- How to conduct a literature search -- How to read and summarize a journal article -- Organizing a paper -- Elements of style -- Communicating statistics -- Preparing APA format papers -- Writing a thesis or a term paper -- The introduction section -- The method section -- The results -- The discussion section -- References : citations in the text and the reference list -- Final touches : the abstract and formatting details -- Communicating beyond the research paper -- Creating poster presentations -- Giving oral presentations -- Presenting your work on the Internet -- Submitting your plan to an ethics committee.