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The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers

The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers
By Robert J. Sternberg PhD

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The topics of this revised and updated definitive guide to scientific writing for students and researchers include misconceptions about psychology papers; steps in writing library research papers; steps in writing experimental research papers; rules for writing psychology papers; commonly misused words; Internet resources; and American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers. Additional topics include guidelines for data presentation; references for psychology papers; standards for evaluating psychology papers; submitting papers to journals; how to win acceptances of papers by psychology journals; finding book publishers; writing lectures; and writing articles. Previous Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-45123-X Previous Edition Pb (1993): 0-521-45756-4


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #416339 in Books
  • Published on: 2003-10-06
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: 1.10 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 310 pages

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"An extremely useful book for undergraduates that provides the basics for writing psychology papers." Choice

"This book provides a wealth of useful information on professional writing that will be of substantial assistance to student and graduate professional alike." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Book Info
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT. Covers all aspects regarding writing, including writing library research papers, writing experimental research papers, rules for writing psychology papers, and more. Also offers guidelines for submitting papers to journals, how to find publishers, and how to write lectures and articles. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover, hardcover available.