The Psychologists Companion

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This book is a guide to scientific communication for students and researchers in psychology and related subjects. It is unique in that it combines under one cover practically everything the reader needs to know to communicate effectively in articles, books, grant proposals, prospectuses, talks, and lectures.

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The emphasis is on tips and practical advice that social scientists can actually use to improve communication. Robert Sternberg reviews rules for effective prose in a variety of formats, debunks common misconceptions about writing, highlights commonly misused words and gives instruction on the preparation of tables, figures, and bibliographies. For the third edition, the author has added entirely new chapters on 'How to Win Acceptances from Psychology Journals: He has also updated the volume's references.

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A Guide to Writing Scientific Papers for Students and Researchers

Review "An extremely useful book for undergraduates that provides the basics for writing psychology papers. Cambridge University Press; 3 edition September 24, Language: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. Try the Kindle edition and experience these great reading features: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. A very handy guide to writing in the field of psychology. What I would have liked to see more of though from this work as well as others is example papers showing some of the formatting of the page layout.

A picture is worth a thousand words as they say. Although some things have changed in the field of psychology, the basics are the same. It's not as useful to me as an editor as I had hoped it would be. CLear, easy to follow guidelines and suggestions for those getting started on their dissertation. Excellent advice for getting organized, creating and maintaining a realistic schedule to complete the dissertation.

Please try again later. A very handy guide to writing in the field of psychology.

The Psychology Major's Companion Everything You Need to Know to Get Where You Want to Go

What I would have liked to see more of though from this work as well as others is example papers showing some of the formatting of the page layout. A picture is worth a thousand words as they say. One person found this helpful.

The Psychologist's Companion

Although some things have changed in the field of psychology, the basics are the same. It's not as useful to me as an editor as I had hoped it would be. CLear, easy to follow guidelines and suggestions for those getting started on their dissertation.


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Excellent advice for getting organized, creating and maintaining a realistic schedule to complete the dissertation. One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful.

The Psychologist's Companion by Robert J. Sternberg

This small book covers a lot of ground on writing scientific papers. It gives concise, useful information in an easy to read format. There are many practical tips included throughout the various chapters such as using an outline in the early stages of the paper.


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    4. There are a few things that are outdated simply because APA has a new edition of the Style Manual out since this was published. However, the basic principles are timeless and this book is a wise purchase for any student in the field. This was published in and the most recent AP.

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    I find Sternberg's text to be a wonderful guide, especially his 26 rules for writing a psychology paper, his suggestions for completing a comprehensive literature review, and his discussion of the 8 common misconceptions about psychology papers. See all 6 reviews. There's a problem loading this menu right now.

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