A Short Guide to Writing About Psychology, 3rd Edition

by Dana S. Dunn

Featuring the latest APA-style guidelines, this concise guide helps readers master the skills and conventions they need to write wellin psychology. This brief guide takes readers step-by-step through the writing process. In addition, it presents thorough discussions of researching psychological literature, focusing on online and database research, and presenting those findings in written and oral formats. Special attention is given to interpreting and reporting the results of statistical tests, as well as preparing data displays in tables and figures. Introducingreaders to all elements of professional writing in APA style, this book is a perfect supplement for courses in the social science disciplines."

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 18, 2003

Reviews

[Charles]

Maybe three and a half stars. It would probably be a good guide for students writing, which is what it is intended to be. I actually sort of disagree with a couple of things he says here, about not using a thesarus and some of the things about how to create non-discriminatory language. I guess that's why I teach my own class in writing in psychology and use the guidebook some colleages and I wrote.

There are some very nice tidbits here though, for sure.

[Brien]

I read this book with my research methods class. I wasn't impressed. It was dated (even though it was a new edition - it hadn't been updated nearly enough). Next spring semester, I'll be looking for a different text.

[Mills College Library]

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