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| Preface to the Second Edition | |
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| Preface to the First Edition | |
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| Writing in Psychology | |
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| Writing in Psychology | |
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| How Does Psychological Writing Differ from Other Kinds of Writing? | |
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| Using APA Style | |
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| Making a Credible Argument | |
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| Different Types of Communication | |
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| Effective Communication | |
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| How to Begin | |
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| Organizing and Developing Your Ideas and Writing | |
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| Formulating Your Ideas | |
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| Identifying Your Focal Question | |
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| Locating Relevant Sources | |
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| Recognizing Multiple Viewpoints | |
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| Ethical Writing | |
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| Assessing Your Sources | |
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| The Difference between Primary and Secondary Literature | |
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| The Difference between Popular and Scholarly Sources | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Evaluating Internet Sources | |
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| How to Conduct a Literature Search | |
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| Understanding Library Resources | |
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| Using Article Databases | |
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| Using the Internet | |
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| Using Sources to Find Sources | |
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| How to Read and Summarize a Journal Article | |
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| An Overview of the Research-the Abstract | |
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| Identifying the Issues-the Introduction | |
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| Understanding What Was Done-the Method Section | |
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| What Happened-the Results Section | |
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| What It Means-the Discussion Section | |
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| Where the Ideas Originated-the References Section | |
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| Figuring Out What It Means | |
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| Organizing a Paper | |
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| Organization | |
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| Using the Work of Others to Support Your Argument | |
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| Editing and Revising | |
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| Mechanics | |
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| Elements of Style | |
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| Recognizing the Importance of Grammar and Style | |
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| Choosing Effective Wording | |
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| Using Inclusive and Appropriate Language | |
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| Deciding on the Use of Technical Language | |
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| Avoiding Common Problems | |
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| Verb Forms | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Specific Word Use | |
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| Communicating Statistics | |
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| Why Do We Use Statistics? | |
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| What Point Are You Trying to Make? | |
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| Understanding Your Numbers | |
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| Helping Readers Understand Your Statistics | |
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| Differentiating Results and Interpretations | |
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| Preparing APA Format Papers | |
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| Writing a Thesis or a Term Paper | |
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| Developing Your Idea | |
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| Organizing Your Paper Around the Central Questions | |
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| Finding Different Perspectives About Your Idea | |
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| Developing the Logic of Your Argument | |
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| The Introduction Section | |
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| Introducing the Topic | |
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| Different Approaches to Starting the Introduction | |
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| How to Begin | |
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| Reviewing the Literature | |
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| Reasons for Reviewing the Literature | |
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| Clarifying Terms in the Research | |
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| Introducing Your Research: Generating a Hypothesis | |
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| The Method Section | |
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| Participants and Subjects | |
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| Materials and Apparatus | |
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| Procedure | |
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| Design | |
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| The Results Section | |
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| Your Hypotheses | |
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| Deciding What to Present | |
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| Reporting Significant and Nonsignificant Results | |
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| Marginally Significant Effects | |
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| APA Style and Presentation of Your Results | |
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| Creating Tables | |
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| Creating Figures | |
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| The Connection between the Text and the Tables and Figures | |
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| The Difference between Results and Discussion Sections | |
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| Some Final Points About Presenting Results | |
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| The Discussion Section | |
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| Summarizing Your Results | |
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| Connecting Different Aspects of Your Results | |
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| Dealing with Nonsignificant Results | |
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| Comparing Your Results with Those of Others | |
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| Stating the Importance and Implications of Your Results | |
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| Acknowledging the Limitations of Your Study | |
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| References Citations in the Text and the Reference List | |
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| Citing References in the Text | |
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| Citing Sources with Three to Five Authors | |
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| Citing Sources with Six or More Authors | |
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| Citing Personal Communications | |
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| Citing Multiple Sources within Parentheses | |
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| Order of Citations in the Reference List | |
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| Using Your Word Processing Program to Create the Citation | |
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| Examples of How Different Types of References Should Be Laid Out | |
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| Final Touches: The Abstract and Formatting Details | |
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| The Abstract | |
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| Formatting Details | |
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| Communicating Beyond the Research Paper | |
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| Creating Poster Presentations | |
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| Differentiating Visual and Written Communication | |
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| Reducing the Amount of Information | |
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| Visual Style | |
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| Your Behavior: The Ethic of a Poster Session | |
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| Creating Your Poster Using PowerPoint(r) | |
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| Giving Oral Presentations | |
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| The Difference between Oral and Written English | |
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| Adapting APA Style to Oral Presentations | |
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| Preparing for Your Talk | |
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| Creating Graphics for Your Presentation | |
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| Giving the Presentation | |
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| Presenting Your Work on the Internet | |
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| New Capabilities with Internet Publication | |
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| Using a Word Processor to Create Manuscripts for the Internet | |
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| Advantages of Internet Publishing Software | |
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| Publishing Your Poster on the Web | |
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| Uploading Your Manuscript to the Internet | |
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| Submitting Your Plan to an Ethics Committee | |
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| Ethical Standards in Research | |
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| Writing a Proposal for an Institutional Review Board for Research with Human Subjects | |
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| Writing a Proposal for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for Animal Research | |
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| Example of APA-Style Manuscript with Common Errors | |
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| Corrected APA-Style Manuscript | |
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| References | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |