Bernard C. Beins, Agatha M. Beins

Effective Writing in Psycholog

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Produktbeschreibung

Good writing and communication skills are essential for psychology students and professionals. The new edition of this successful text helps users generate crisp scientific communication. A resource to students, writers, and speakers at all levels, Effective Writing in Psychology practically and accessibly guides readers through each stage of the communication process, teaching strategies for forming concise, unambiguous arguments, documenting sources, and communicating complex information clearly. Including sections on APA style, presentation aids, and communicating statistics, this book is a key reference to students and professionals at all levels of experience.

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The second edition of Effective Writing in Psychology helps users produce crisp scientific communication, form concise unambiguous arguments, and render technical information clear and comprehensible. The new edition incorporates the latest guidelines contained within the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual.

Clear guidelines on effective writing illustrate how to generate strong and compelling prose, even when the writing is not aimed at a research audience
Incorporates changes to the guidelines contained in the 6th edition of the APA publication manual
Includes material on how to adapt APA style for poster presentations using PowerPoint, and for oral presentations
Contains a new section on using the Internet to present research papers and a new chapter on conducting a literature search, to guide students through databases, keywords, sources, and connections between articles
Highlights methods for selecting a research topic and organizing papers
Features a sample manuscript showing common deviations from correct APA style and a version demonstrating appropriate use of APA style

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14567244000
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9780470672440
• ISBN-10: 0470672447
• Artikelnr.: 34439512

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Second Edition ix Preface to the First Edition xi 1 Writing
in Psychology 1 Writing in Psychology 2 How Does Psychological Writing
Differ from Other Kinds of Writing? 3 Using APA Style 4 Making a Credible
Argument 5 Different Types of Communication 6 Effective Communication 8 How
to Begin 9 Part I Organizing and Developing Your Ideas and Writing 11 2
Formulating Your Ideas 13 Identifying Your Focal Question 13 Locating
Relevant Sources 16 Recognizing Multiple Viewpoints 19 Ethical Writing 21 3
Assessing Your Sources 27 The Difference between Primary and Secondary
Literature 28 The Difference between Popular and Scholarly Sources 28
Evaluating Sources 31 Evaluating Internet Sources 33 4 How to Conduct a
Literature Search 41 Understanding Library Resources 43 Using Article
Databases 49 Using the Internet 51 Using Sources to Find Sources 53 5 How
to Read and Summarize a Journal Article 55 An Overview of the Research--the
Abstract 56 Identifying the Issues--the Introduction 57 Understanding What
Was Done--the Method Section 57 What Happened--the Results Section 60 What
It Means--the Discussion Section 62 Where the Ideas Originated--the
References Section 65 Figuring Out What It Means 65 6 Organizing a Paper 67
Organization 68 Using the Work of Others to Support Your Argument 70
Editing and Revising 75 Mechanics 77 7 Elements of Style 79 Recognizing the
Importance of Grammar and Style 80 Choosing Effective Wording 81 Using
Inclusive and Appropriate Language 82 Deciding on the Use of Technical
Language 85 Avoiding Common Problems 85 Verb Forms 88 Spelling 89 Specific
Word Use 95 8 Communicating Statistics 97 Why Do We Use Statistics? 98 What
Point Are You Trying to Make? 99 Understanding Your Numbers 101 Helping
Readers Understand Your Statistics 103 Differentiating Results and
Interpretations 106 Part II Preparing APA Format Papers 107 9 Writing a
Thesis or a Term Paper 109 Developing Your Idea 111 Organizing Your Paper
Around the Central Questions 114 Finding Different Perspectives About Your
Idea 116 Developing the Logic of Your Argument 119 10 The Introduction
Section 123 Introducing the Topic 124 Different Approaches to Starting the
Introduction 124 How to Begin 127 Reviewing the Literature 128 Reasons for
Reviewing the Literature 128 Clarifying Terms in the Research 129
Introducing Your Research: Generating a Hypothesis 130 11 The Method
Section 133 Participants and Subjects 134 Materials and Apparatus 141
Procedure 143 Design 144 12 The Results Section 147 Your Hypotheses 148
Deciding What to Present 149 Reporting Significant and Nonsignificant
Results 150 Marginally Significant Effects 151 APA Style and Presentation
of Your Results 152 Creating Tables 155 Creating Figures 160 The Connection
between the Text and the Tables and Figures 164 The Difference between
Results and Discussion Sections 166 Some Final Points About Presenting
Results 169 13 The Discussion Section 171 Summarizing Your Results 172
Connecting Different Aspects of Your Results 173 Dealing with
Nonsignificant Results 174 Comparing Your Results with Those of Others 175
Stating the Importance and Implications of Your Results 176 Acknowledging
the Limitations of Your Study 177 14 References Citations in the Text and
the Reference List 179 Citing References in the Text 180 Citing Sources
with Three to Five Authors 182 Citing Sources with Six or More Authors 182
Citing Personal Communications 183 Citing Multiple Sources within
Parentheses 183 Order of Citations in the Reference List 184 Using Your
Word Processing Program to Create the Citation 184 Examples of How
Different Types of References Should Be Laid Out 185 15 Final Touches: The
Abstract and Formatting Details 193 The Abstract 194 Formatting Details 195
Part III Communicating Beyond the Research Paper 215 16 Creating Poster
Presentations 217 Differentiating Visual and Written Communication 218
Reducing the Amount of Information 218 Visual Style 219 Your Behavior: The
Ethic of a Poster Session 222 Creating Your Poster Using PowerPoint(r) 224
17 Giving Oral Presentations 231 The Difference between Oral and Written
English 231 Adapting APA Style to Oral Presentations 236 Preparing for Your
Talk 236 Creating Graphics for Your Presentation 238 Giving the
Presentation 239 18 Presenting Your Work on the Internet 243 New
Capabilities with Internet Publication 244 Using a Word Processor to Create
Manuscripts for the Internet 245 Advantages of Internet Publishing Software
247 Publishing Your Poster on the Web 249 Uploading Your Manuscript to the
Internet 249 19 Submitting Your Plan to an Ethics Committee 251 Ethical
Standards in Research 251 Writing a Proposal for an Institutional Review
Board for Research with Human Subjects 253 Writing a Proposal for the
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for Animal Research 258
Appendix A Example of APA-Style Manuscript with Common Errors 261 Appendix
B Corrected APA-Style Manuscript 269 References 277 Author Index 285
Subject Index 288

Rezensionen

"This is an excellent book, which will prove valuable to many readers in different settings, not just students or educators." (Nursing Times, 4 December 2012)

"All first-year students would benefit from this text when writing their first paper, poster and presentation, regardless of their writing background." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 8 November 2012)
"This is an excellent book, which will prove valuable to many readers in different settings, not just students or educators. The parameters that govern a paper or presentation related to psychology are beautifully outlined here, and the guidelines offered could not be clearer." (Nursing Times.net, December 2012)