Bernard C. Beins

Agatha M. Beins

Writing and communication skills are invaluable tools for both students and professionals in the field of psychology. This book helps users to generate crisp scientific communication in psychology. The book aids students, writers, and speakers at all levels by guiding them at every stage of the process. In a practical and accessible way, the authors teach readers how to make concise, unambiguous arguments; document their sources; and render technical information clear and comprehensible. Including the standards of writing found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, this book Focuses on principles of good writing and writing in APA style Offers tips on creating poster presentations, giving talks, writing for the Internet, and making presentations to institutional review boards (IRBs) Highlights methods for selecting a research topic and organizing papers Provides a separate section on how to communicate statistics

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Effective Writing in Psychology

The second edition of Effective Writing in Psychology helpsusers produce crisp scientific communication, form conciseunambiguous arguments, and render technical information clear andcomprehensible. The new edition incorporates the latest guidelinescontained within the 6th edition of the APAPublication Manual. Clear guidelines on effective writing illustrate how togenerate strong and compelling prose, even when the writing is notaimed at a research audience Incorporates changes to the guidelines contained in the6th edition of the APA publication manual Includes material on how to adapt APA style for posterpresentations using PowerPoint, and for oral presentations Contains a new section on using the Internet to presentresearch papers and a new chapter on conducting a literaturesearch, to guide students through databases, keywords, sources, andconnections between articles Highlights methods for selecting a research topic andorganizing papers Features a sample manuscript showing common deviations fromcorrect APA style and a version demonstrating appropriate use ofAPA style

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