How To Write in Psychology: A Student Guide

How to Write in Psychology is a comprehensive and highly informative guide to the unique writing requirements of psychology. Filled with practical, clearly defined instructions and examples, this timely text includes everything the well–prepared student needs to know about the principles and practice of writing for psychology.
In addition to differentiating between the requirements for writing essays and preparing research reports, the text lays out helpful tricks to manage time and stay on track during writing assignments. There are exercises and a series of practical tips to get you started on the path to constructing a cohesive essay that will be interesting and thought provoking for your audience.
Written in an engaging and informal style, How to Write in Psychology is an essential reference and the perfect writing companion for anyone pursuing a psychology degree.

Spis treści:
List of Illustrations.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1 Some Preliminaries.
2 Writing the Essay.
3 Preliminaries to Writing the Lab Report.
4 Writing the Quantitative Lab Report.
5 Writing the Qualitative Research Report.
6 Presenting Numbers, Tables and Figures.
7 Writing the Project.
8 Writing for Exams and Answering MCQs.
9 Writing for Other Purposes.
10 Attention to Detail: More on APA Formatting, Especially References.
11 Some Basics of Grammar and Common Confusions.
12 Improve Your Editing Skills.
Appendix 1: An Example Student Essay.
Appendix 2: An Example Student Quantitative Lab Report.
References.
Index

Nota biograficzna:
Dr. John R. Beech is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Leicester. He has authored many journal articles and has written or co–edited several books, including The Psychological Assessment of Reading, Assessment in Neuropsychology, and Assessment in Speech and Language Therapy.< br>
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How to Write in Psychology is a comprehensive and highly informative guide to the unique writing requirements of psychology. Filled with practical, clearly defined instructions and examples, this timely text includes everything the well–prepared student needs to know about the principles and practice of writing for psychology.
In addition to differentiating between the requirements for writing essays and preparing research reports, the text lays out helpful tricks to manage time and stay on track during writing assignments. There are exercises and a series of practical tips to get you started on the path to constructing a cohesive essay that will be interesting and thought provoking for your audience.
Written in an engaging and informal style, How to Write in Psychology is an essential reference and the perfect writing companion for anyone pursuing a psychology degree.