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Produktbild: Effective Writing in Psychology - Papers, Posters,and Presentations 3e

Effective Writing in Psychology - Papers, Posters,and Presentations 3e Papers, Posters, and Presentations

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Produktdetails

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

20.11.2020

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

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322

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22,9/15,2/1,7 cm

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469 g

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3. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-72288-5

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

20.11.2020

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

322

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/1,7 cm

Gewicht

469 g

Auflage

3. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-72288-5

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Libri GmbH
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  • Produktbild: Effective Writing in Psychology - Papers, Posters,and Presentations 3e

  • Preface to the Third Edition xii

    Preface to the Second Edition xiv

    Preface to the First Edition xv

    1 Writing Professionally 1

    Introduction to Writing in Psychology 1

    How Does Professional Writing Differ From Other Kinds of Writing? 3

    Using APA Style 4

    Making a Credible Argument 5

    Different Types of Communication 6

    Effective Communication 8

    How to Begin 9

    Part I Organizing and Developing Your Ideas and Writing 11

    2 Formulating Your Ideas 13

    Identifying Your Focal Question 13

    Locating Relevant Sources 16

    Recognizing Multiple Viewpoints 19

    Ethical Writing 20

    3 Assessing Your Sources 25

    The Difference Between Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Literature 26

    The Difference Between Popular and Scholarly Sources 27

    Evaluating Sources 29

    Evaluating Internet Sources 31

    4 How to Conduct a Literature Search 39

    Understanding the Purpose of a Literature Search 39

    Understanding Library Resources 41

    Using Article Databases 46

    Using the internet 48

    Using Sources to Find Sources 50

    5 How to Read and Summarize a Journal Article 51

    Understanding Journal Articles 51

    Overview of the Research-the Abstract 53

    Identifying the Issues-Introduction Section 53

    Understanding What Was Done-Method Section 54

    What Happened-Results Section 56

    What It Means-Discussion Section 59

    Where the Ideas Originated-References Section 61

    Figuring out What It Means 61

    6 Organizing a Paper 63

    Organization 64

    Using the Work of Others to Support Your Argument 66

    Editing and Revising 71

    Mechanics 73

    7 Elements of Style 75

    Recognizing the Importance of Grammar and Style 76

    Choosing Effective Wording 78

    Using Inclusive and Appropriate Language 81

    Deciding on the Use of Technical Language 83

    Avoiding Common Problems 84

    Verb Forms 86

    Spelling 88

    Specific Word Use 88

    8 Communicating Statistics 95

    Importance of Understanding Statistics 95

    Why Do We Use Statistics? 96

    What Point Are You Trying to Make? 97

    Understanding Your Numbers 99

    Helping Readers Understand Your Statistics 101

    Differentiating Results and Interpretations 104

    Part II Preparing APA¿Style Papers 105

    9 Writing a Thesis or a Term Paper 107

    Framework for Writing a Term Paper 107

    Developing Your Idea 108

    Organizing Your Paper Around the Central Questions 112

    Finding Different Perspectives About Your Idea 114

    Developing the Logic of Your Argument 117

    10 The Introduction Section 121

    Introducing the Topic 122

    Different Approaches to Starting the Introduction 122

    How to Begin 126

    Reviewing What Others Have Already Done 126

    Reasons for Reviewing the Literature 127

    Clarifying Terms in the Research 128

    Introducing Your Research: Generating a Hypothesis 129

    11 The Method Section 131

    Participants and Subjects 132

    Materials and Apparatus 140

    Procedure 142

    Design 143

    12 The Results Section 145

    Providing a Good Ending 145

    Your Hypotheses 146

    Deciding What to Present 147

    Reporting Significant and Nonsignificant Results 148

    Marginally Significant Effects 150

    APA Style and Presentation of Your Results 151

    Creating Tables 154

    Creating Figures 159

    The Connection Between the Text and the Tables and Figures 162

    The Difference Between Results and Discussion Sections 164

    Some Final Points About Presenting Results 167

    13 The Discussion Section 169

    Summarizing Your Results 170

    Connecting Different Aspects of Your Results 171

    Dealing With Nonsignificant Results 172

    Comparing Your Results With Those of Others 173

    State the Importance and Implications of Your Results 174

    Acknowledging the Limitations of Your Study 175

    14 References: Citations in the Text and the Reference List 177

    Purpose of the References Section 177

    Citing References in the Text 178

    Order of Citations in the Reference List 181

    Using Your Word Processing Program to Create the Citation 182

    Examples of How Different Types of References Should Be Laid Out in a Reference List 183

    Examples of Different Types of Citations in the Reference List 188

    References Involving Books 190

    Presentations 192

    15 Final Touches: The Abstract and Formatting Details 195

    The Abstract 196

    Formatting Details 197

    Part III Communicating Beyond the Research Paper 221

    16 Creating Poster Presentations 223

    Differentiating Visual and Written Communication 224

    Reducing the Amount of Information 224

    Visual Style 225

    Your Behavior: The Ethic of a Poster Session 228

    Creating Your Poster Using PowerPoint 230

    17 Giving Oral Presentations 237

    The Difference Between Oral and Written English 237

    Adapting APA Style to Oral Presentations 242

    Preparing for Your Talk 242

    Creating Graphics for Your Presentation 244

    Giving the Presentation 245

    18 Presenting Your Work on the Internet 247

    New Capabilities with Internet Publication 248

    Using a Word Processor to Create Manuscripts for the Internet 249

    Advantages of Internet Publishing Software 252

    Publishing Your Poster on the Web 254

    Uploading Your Manuscript to the Internet 254

    19 Submitting Your Plan to an Ethics Committee 255

    Ethical Standards in Research 256

    Writing a Proposal for an Institutional Review Board for Research With Human Subjects 257

    Writing a Proposal for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for Animal Research 262

    Appendix A Example of APA-Style Manuscript with Common Errors 265

    Appendix B Corrected APA-Style Manuscript 273

    References 283

    Author Index 295

    Subject Index 298