Robert J. Sternberg

Psychologist's Companion for Undergraduates (eBook, PDF)

A Guide to Success for College Students

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Tailored specifically for undergraduate students, this Companion offers uniquely comprehensive coverage of the topics necessary for successful communication in psychology, making it a valuable resource for research methods and introductory psychology courses. Readers will learn how to effectively plan and write papers in accordance with the latest style guidelines from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition; present data in posters and talks; and evaluate their own and others' work. The clear writing style and reader-friendly format, meanwhile, allow students to absorb information easily, even when reading chapters selectively or out of order. The book includes numerous up-to-date examples drawn from career experiences to engage students and help them apply what they've learned to forward their own careers, while questions encourage them to think more deeply about larger issues in the field, preparing them for future research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316730904
• Artikelnr.: 47510621

Autorenporträt

Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development at Cornell University, New York. He is a former IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University, Connecticut, and a former president of the American Psychological Association and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He holds thirteen honorary doctorates and has won the Association for Psychological Science's James McKeen Cattell and William James Fellow Awards. Sternberg has written more than 1,600 articles and books, and has been cited in the professional literature more than 105,000 times.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Planning and Formulating Papers: 1. Getting started
2. Eight common misconceptions about psychology papers
3. How to generate, evaluate, and present your ideas for research and papers
4. Literature research
5. Writing a literature review
6. Planning and writing the experimental research paper
7. Ethics in research and writing
Part II. Presenting Your Ideas in Writing: 8. A word about content, language, and style
9. Commonly misused words
10. American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers
11. Guidelines for data presentation
Part III. Preparing and Writing Papers: 12. Paper writing 101
13. How to make your paper even better: proofreading, revising, and editing
Part IV. Presenting Yourself to Others: 14. Preparing a poster presentation
15. Writing a talk
Epilogue.