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The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers - Softcover

Sternberg PhD, Robert J.

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Synopsis

The topics of this revised and updated definitive guide to scientific writing for students and researchers include misconceptions about psychology papers; steps in writing library research papers; steps in writing experimental research papers; rules for writing psychology papers; commonly misused words; Internet resources; and American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers. Additional topics include guidelines for data presentation; references for psychology papers; standards for evaluating psychology papers; submitting papers to journals; how to win acceptances of papers by psychology journals; finding book publishers; writing lectures; and writing articles. Previous Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-45123-X Previous Edition Pb (1993): 0-521-45756-4

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Book Description

The Psychologist's Companion, 4th edition, is intended to be a definitive guide to scientific writing for students and researchers. Topics include misconceptions about psychology papers, steps in writing library research papers, steps in writing experimental research papers, rules for writing psychology papers, commonly misused words, Internet resources, American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers, guidelines for data presentation, references for psychology papers, standards for evaluating sychology papers, submitting papers to journals, how to win acceptances of papers by psychology journals, finding book publishers, writing lectures, and writing articles.

Review

"An extremely useful book for undergraduates that provides the basics for writing psychology papers." Choice

"This book provides a wealth of useful information on professional writing that will be of substantial assistance to student and graduate professional alike." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

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