Effective Writing in Psychology: Papers, Posters,and Presentations

Effective Writing in Psychology: Papers, Posters,and Presentations
ISBN-10
111824222X
ISBN-13
9781118242223
Series
Effective Writing in Psychology
Category
Psychology
Pages
312
Language
English
Published
2012-03-22
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Bernard C. Beins, Agatha M. Beins

Description

The second edition of Effective Writing in Psychology helpsusers produce crisp scientific communication, form conciseunambiguous arguments, and render technical information clear andcomprehensible. The new edition incorporates the latest guidelinescontained within the 6th edition of the APAPublication Manual. Clear guidelines on effective writing illustrate how togenerate strong and compelling prose, even when the writing is notaimed at a research audience Incorporates changes to the guidelines contained in the6th edition of the APA publication manual Includes material on how to adapt APA style for posterpresentations using PowerPoint, and for oral presentations Contains a new section on using the Internet to presentresearch papers and a new chapter on conducting a literaturesearch, to guide students through databases, keywords, sources, andconnections between articles Highlights methods for selecting a research topic andorganizing papers Features a sample manuscript showing common deviations fromcorrect APA style and a version demonstrating appropriate use ofAPA style

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