Research Catalog

Title

Writing papers in psychology : a student guide / Ralph L. Rosnow, Mimi Rosnow.

Author

Rosnow, Ralph L.

Publication

Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., ©1986.

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Details

Additional Authors

Rosnow, Mimi, 1938-

Description

xi, 68 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Psychology > Authorship
• Report writing

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies and index.

Contents

Focusing on Your Objective -- Three Types of Essays -- Three Types of Research Reports -- Scheduling Time -- Choosing a Topic -- Shaping the Topic -- Knowing Your Audience and Topic -- Cultivating a Sense of Understanding -- Finding and Using Reference Materials -- Using the Library -- Looking Over Eric's Shoulder -- How Material Is Cataloged -- The Library Stacks -- Using Reference Sources -- PsycINFO, PsycLIT, and Psychological Abstracts -- Social Sciences Citation Index -- The Fugitive Literature -- Taking Notes in the Library -- Additional Tips -- Library Etiquette -- Drafting the Proposal -- Purpose of the Proposal -- The Essay Proposal -- The Research Proposal -- Ethical Considerations -- Tempus Fugit -- Organizing the Essay -- Where to Start -- Making Ideas Parallel -- Putting Ideas in Order -- Template for Writing and Note Taking -- Outlining After the Fact -- Planning the Research Report -- The Basic Structure -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- End Material -- Organizing Your Thoughts -- 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 -- Punctuation -- Quotations -- Revising -- Producing the Final Draft -- General Pointers -- Title Page Format -- Headings -- Underlining.

ISBN

• 0534067808
• 9780534067809

LCCN

86005489

OCLC

• ocm13270853
• 13270853
• SCSB-1163556

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library