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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why Psychology Students (and Not Just English Majors) Have to Write | |
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| Telling a Good Story With Scientific Information: Can It Be Done? | |
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| Why Do We Tell the Scientific Story? | |
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| Types of Assignments | |
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| Meeting Audience Needs: What Is the Instructor Asking for? | |
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| Why APA Style and Format Exist | |
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| Starting Your Paper: Finding the Thread of Your Story | |
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| Selecting a Topic | |
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| Developing a Thesis Statement or a Research Question | |
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| Uncovering the Backstory, Part 1: Your Library Search Strategy | |
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| What Sources Are Allowed? | |
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| Extracting the Useful Nuggets From a Literature Search | |
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| Uncovering the Backstory, Part 2: Primary and Secondary Sources | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Which Information Is Most Pertinent? | |
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| Keeping Track of Ideas | |
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| Keeping Track of Sources | |
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| Alternate Methods of Recording and Using Research Notes | |
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| How to Write Your Psychology Paper With Style: General Tips | |
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| Why Instructors Like to Read Stylish Papers | |
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| Audience Approval Meter: Ask What You Are Being Graded On | |
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| Telling and Retelling Your Story: Drafting, Editing, Revising, and Proofreading | |
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| How to Avoid Plagiarism With Style and Good Academic Citizenship | |
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| Quiz Yourself on APA Style | |
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| Bringing the Audience Up to Speed With Literature Reviews | |
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| Literature Reviews Provide Story Context | |
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| Guiding Principles for Writing Literature Reviews | |
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| Reassembling Pieces of the Story: Synthesis | |
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| Organizing a Literature Review | |
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| Sample Literature Review | |
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| Telling an Original Story Through a Research Paper | |
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| Set the Tone: Introduction and Sample | |
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| Total Transparency: Method Section and Sample | |
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| What Happened, but Not Why: Results Section and Sample | |
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| Explain and Question Again: Discussion Section and Sample | |
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| The Rest of the Story: Title, Abstract, References, and Tables | |
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| Titles and Abstracts for Posterity's Sake | |
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| References: Your Paper's Pedigree | |
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| Tables at a Glance | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| Sample Research Paper, Completed | |
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| Reshaping Your Story for Different Audiences: Other Types of Writing in Psychology | |
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| Oral Presentations at Conferences | |
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| Poster Presentations | |
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| Writing for the Web | |
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| Essay Exams | |
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| Writing for Pleasure and Insight | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |