Undergraduate writing in psychology learning to tell the scientific story /

Main Author: Landrum, R. Eric.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2008]
Physical Description: xii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Why psychology students (and not just English majors) have to write
  • Starting your paper : finding the thread of your story
  • Extracting the useful nuggets from a literature search
  • How to write your psychology paper with style : general tips
  • Bringing the audience up to speed with literature reviews
  • Telling an original story through a research paper
  • The rest of the story : title, abstract, references, and tables
  • Reshaping your story for different audiences: other types of writing in psychology.