Writing for Psychology

by Mark L. Mitchell, Janina M. Jolley, Robert P. O'Shea

Write a great psychology paper in APA style with WRITING FOR PSYCHOLOGY with InfoTrac College Edition! This user friendly guide shows you what to do and what to avoid by providing concrete examples of common errors. WRITING FOR PSYCHOLOGY will help you adhere to the basics of APA style, refine library search skills, avoid plagiarism, and improve your revising, editing, and proofing skills. Checklists precede the summary at the end of every chapter, giving you the chance to make sure you have been thorough in your reports. Your purchase includes access to InfoTrac College Edition, an online university library of full length articles from thousands of journals, newspapers, and magazines.

Genres: Psychology, Reference, College, Nonfiction, Writing

288 pages, Paperback

First published May 20, 2003

Reviews

[Sabrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought the 7e off Cengage for University (we had to buy it as part of Chapter 2 related directly to our research report). It is a good introductory book on how to write essays/research reports etc. It was a short read with only seven chapters. I did get a lot out of Chapter 2 as I haven't been up to date with writing research reports or using the newest APA referencing styles so it was useful for this. I found chapter 6 "Writing correctly and with style" is a chapter that really takes a person time to develop these skills in writing but was helpful for a beginner to learn what is required to write well. Chapter 7 provided some tips on how to prepare for exams/short answer questions/multiple choice questions. Again, this is great for someone who is new to exams etc. Overall, it is a great introductory book!