APA Style Basics: Writing Student Papers in Psychology and the Social Sciences

APA Style Basics:Writing Student Papers in Psychology and the Social Sciences will teach you how to:

Come up with an appropriate topic

Use psychology databases like PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES

Write a great introduction - from opening hook to thesis statement

Work from an outline - your paper writes itself!

Develop the body of your paper so that it logically follows from your thesis statement

Properly cite and reference all your sources

 

In addition, the book answers important questions like:

How often should citations be used and what is an “in-text” citation?

What is the difference between an “A” paper and a “B” paper? And a “C” paper?

How can social media be incorporated into an academic paper?

How can plagiarism be avoided and how do professors detect it?

And so much MORE!

 

APA Style Basics also includes sample a sample student paper and journal submission, in addition to references for a variety of possible topics in psychology!

Mark Hatala has been teaching writing at the college level for over 25 years. He works as a professor of psychology at Truman State University and teaches interdisciplinary courses in cognitive science, marketing, and history. He has a number of journal publications and regularly presents with his research team at regional and national conferences. In addition to being a college professor, Dr. Hatala has been a machinist, an opera usher, a bus driver, a fry cook, the lead singer in a punk band, a market researcher, a financial planner, and a baseball umpire. He is an avid backgammon and cribbage player, and enjoys time spent with his three children.