Writing papers in psychology : a student guide / Ralph L. Rosnow and Mimi Rosnow.
By: Rosnow, Ralph L.
Contributor(s): Rosnow, Mimi.
Material type: BookPublisher: Pacific Grove : Brooks/Cole, 1995Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiv,121 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0534243789.Subject(s): Psychology -- Authorship | Report writingDDC classification: 808.06615Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 808.06615 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00076347 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
* This valuable TThow toTT manual is designed for any undergraduate psychology student (or any student in a related field) faced with the task of writing a term paper or research report. .* Writing Papers in Psychology carefully explains each task with examples and hints and includes two complete writing samplesQone report and one research paper.
Previous ed.: 1992.
Includes index.
Getting started -- Using the library -- Outlining the term paper -- Planning the research report -- Writing and revising -- Layout and Production.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Getting started
- Where to Begin
- Focusing on Your Objective
- Three Types of Essays
- Three Types of Research Reports
- Scheduling Time
- Choosing a Topic
- Narrowing the Topic
- Knowing Your Audience and Topic
- Cultivating an Understanding
- 2 Finding and using reference materials
- Using the Library
- Looking Over Eric's Shoulder
- Using the Automated Card Catalog
- Using Other Electronic Databases
- Other Resources in the Library
- SSCI and the Web of Science
- The Fugitive Literature
- Taking Notes in the Library
- Source Credibility
- Additional Tips
- Library Etiquette
- 3 Developing a proposal
- Purpose of the Proposal
- The Essay Proposal
- The Research Proposal
- Ethical Considerations
- Tempus Fugit
- 4 Outlining the essay
- Where to Start
- The Rough Outline
- Making Ideas Parallel
- Putting Ideas in Order
- Template for Writing and Note Taking
- Outlining After the Fact
- 5 Planning the research report
- The Basic Structure
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Method
- Results
- Discussion
- References
- End Material
- Organizing Your Thoughts
- 6 Writing and revising
- Sorting Through Your Material
- The Self-Motivator Statement
- The Opening
- Settling Down to Write
- Ethics of Writing and Reporting
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Lazy Writing
- Tone
- Nonsexist Language
- Voice
- Verb Tense
- Agreement of Subject and Verb
- Common Usage Errors
- Numerals
- More on Punctuation
- Punctuation in Quoted Passages
- Revising
- 7 Producing the final draft
- General Pointers
- Title Page Format
- Headings
- Italicizing
- Citations in Text
- Tables and Figures
- List of References
- Proofing and Correcting
- 8 Creating posters and brief reports
- Posters and Handout Reports
- Guidelines for the Poster
- Guidelines for the Handout
- Appendix A Sample Essay
- Appendix B Sample Research Report
- Index