Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Rosnow, Ralph L.

Publication

Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., ©1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

Rosnow, Mimi, 1938-

Description

xiv, 121 pages; 23 cm

Subject

• Psychology > Authorship
• Report writing
• Psychology
• Writing
• Psychology
• Writing
• psychology
• writing (processes)
• Psychology > Authorship
• Report writing
• Schrijfvaardigheid
• Rapporteren
• Psychologie

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Chapter 1. Getting Started -- 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 -- Chapter 2. 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 -- Chapter 3. Drafting the Proposal -- Purpose of the Proposal -- The Essay Proposal -- The Research Proposal -- Ethical Considerations -- Tempus Fugit -- Chapter 4. Organizing the Essay -- Where to Start -- Making Ideas Parallel -- Putting Ideas in Order -- Template for Writing and Note Taking -- Outlining After the Fact -- Chapter 5. Planning the Research Report -- The Basic Structure -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- End Material -- Organizing Your Thoughts -- Chapter 6. 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 -- Chapter 7. Producing the Final Draft -- General Pointers -- Title Page Format -- Headings -- Underlining -- Citations in Text -- Tables and Figures -- List of References -- Proofing and Correcting -- Appendix A. Sample Essay -- Appendix B. Sample Experimental Research Report -- Appendix C. Sample Archival Research Report.

ISBN

• 0534243789
• 9780534243784

LCCN

94009163

OCLC

• ocm29953310
• 29953310
• SCSB-2040913

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library