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A Guide to Writing in Psychology with 2020 APA Update
First EditionStephen Bernhardt; Nancy Sommers
©2020ISBN:9781319370329
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Introduction: A Guide to Writing in Psychology
Thinking like a psychologist
Psychological science
Questions psychologists ask
Scientific ethics in psychology studies
Researching psychology
Finding sources in psychology
Psychology databases
Primary and secondary sources
Reading a psychology research study
The basic structure of a psychology article
Choosing your sources in psychology literature
Reading your sources actively
Detecting bias in your sources
Checklists for evaluating sources
Evaluating all sources
Evaluating sources found on the web
Drawing on expert opinion
The process of writing papers and projects in psychology
Considering your purpose
Understanding your audience and their needs
Checklist for assessing the writing situation
Considering the “So what?” question
Organizing and drafting
Revising and editing
Editing
Four approaches to revising thesis statements
Writing conventions in psychology
Sentence structure
Word choice
Integrating, citing, and documenting sources in psychology
Avoiding plagiarism and recognizing intellectual property
Quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing sources
In-text citations in APA style
Reference section in APA style
Presenting data in APA style
APA manuscript format
Genres of writing in psychology
Annotated bibliography
Abstract
Literature review
Research proposal
Institutional review board (IRB) application
Research paper
Lab report
Case study
Response paper
Poster presentation
Glossary of vocabulary in psychology
Practice activities
Practice activity: Planning a research study
Practice activity: Questions psychologists can answer
Practice activity: Evaluating online information
Practice activity: Locating and evaluating sources
Practice activity: Reading and evaluating research studies
Practice activity: Understanding results statements
Practice activity: Editing in APA style 1
Practice activity: Editing in APA style 2
Practice activity: Citing sources in APA style
Practice activity: Formatting citations in APA style 1
Practice activity: Formatting citations in APA style 2
Practice activity: In-text citations in APA style
Practice activity: Displaying data in a table in APA style
Answers to selected activities
Sample student writing: Psychology
Case study: Child Observation Project
Empirical research study: The Influence of Sex and Learning on Taste Sensitivity
Lab report: Reaction Times for Detection of Objects in Two Visual Search Tasks
Literature review: Always Out of Their Seats (and Fighting): Why Are Boys Diagnosed With ADHD More Often Than Girls?
Research proposal: Emotion-Induced Blindness and N400 Component
More help with documentation: APA style
APA-style reference list: Additional examples
Editing strategies
Subject-verb agreement
Pronoun agreement, reference, and case
Strong verbs
Sentence fragments
Run-on sentences
Distracting shifts
Parallel structure
Clear, uncluttered sentences
Sentence emphasis
Commas
Apostrophes
Quotation marks