Paul J. Silvia, Peter F. Delaney, Stuart Marcovitch

What Psychology Majors Could (and Should) Be Doing: A Guide to Research Experience, Professional Skills, and Your Options After College

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This consummate guide will help you get the most out of your psychology degree. Chapters emphasize fostering and demonstrating the skills that employers and grad schools want-skills like conducting research, writing, public speaking, and statistical reasoning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 175mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781433823794
• ISBN-10: 1433823799
• Artikelnr.: 45798975

Autorenporträt

Paul J. Silvia, Peter F. Delaney, and Stuart Marcovitch

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Choosing Your Research Focus
Chapter 2: Finding Research Opportunities
Chapter 3: Succeeding in Your Classes
Chapter 4: Getting More Out of Statistics
Chapter 5: Finding and Understanding Research Articles
Chapter 6: Writing Research Papers
Chapter 7: Getting Involved Outside the Lab and Classroom
Chapter 8: Attending Academic Conferences
Chapter 9: Presenting a Research Poster
Chapter 10: Presenting a Research Talk
Chapter 11: Making a CV
Chapter 12: Writing Personal Statements
Chapter 13: Thinking About the World of Work
Chapter 14: Understanding Graduate School Epilogue
Appendix: Good Books for Your Professional Library
References
Index
About the Authors