Writing with Style: APA Style Made Easy (with InfoTrac) - Softcover

Szuchman, Lenore T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 053463432X ISBN 13: 9780534634322

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

This accessible and invaluable workbook-style reference guide will help your students smoothly make the transition from writing for composition classes to writing for psychology classes. In her Third Edition of WRITING WITH STYLE, author Lenore T. Szuchman quickly and succinctly provides the basics of style presented by the Fifth Edition of the APA's Publication Manual. Dr. Szuchman's years of experience teaching writing-intensive courses give her an inside track on the trouble spots students often encounter when writing papers and dealing with APA style. Her students played a large part in tailoring this guide's exercises to ensure an effective learning experience. The unique workbook format offers both a quick reference to APA style and interactive exercises that give students a chance to practice what they've learned.

About this title

About the Author:

Lenore T. Szuchman, Ph.D., Florida International University, is a developmental psychologist and Professor Emerita of Psychology at Barry University, where she taught graduate and undergraduate courses on lifespan development as well as undergraduate research methods courses. She has supervised a wide range of master's theses and senior projects that have been published and presented at professional and student conferences regionally and nationally. She has been awarded funding for research from the National Institute on Aging and received the Barry University President's Award for Excellence in Research. She is the author and coauthor of articles on cognition and social cognition in older adults as well as on gender issues in various age groups. In addition to being the author of WRITING WITH STYLE: APA STYLE MADE EASY, she is co-editor of the book, PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN SEXUALITY (John Wiley and Sons). She has been a member of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the Association for Psychological Science (APS), and the American Psychological Association (APA). She has also served as a Psychology Councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).

Review:

"This excellent and accessible text covers the most critical elements of writing standards in the psychological sciences. Examples and exercises contained in the text make it highly useful for undergraduates who need to become familiar with writing conventions in psychology."

"Dr. Szuchman is to be applauded for providing a well-developed set of materials that include both basic information-reinforcing problems and creative exercises that will be greeted with enthusiasm by my students."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 053463432X
• ISBN 13: 9780534634322
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 176