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Writing your psychology research paper / Scott A. Baldwin.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Concise guides to conducting behavioral, health, and social science research seriesPublisher: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 133 pages illustrations 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781433827075
  • 1433827077
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150.72 23
  • 808.06/615 23
Contents:
Introduction -- Developing an idea -- Finding background information and literature -- Organizing your ideas and creating a thesis -- Structuring and drafting your paper -- Revising your paper -- Managing citations -- Dealing with procrastination -- Conclusion.
Summary: "This primer explains how to write clear, compelling, well-organized research papers. From picking a promising topic, to finding and digesting the pertinent literature, to developing a thesis, to outlining and presenting ideas, to editing for clarity and concision--each step is broken down and illustrated with examples. In addition, a bonus chapter discusses how to combat procrastination. You will learn that the best writing is done in chunks over long periods of time and that writing is a skill that improves with practice. By following the advice in this book, you can not only get through dreaded writing assignments, but also become a more proficient writer. This book is part of APA's Concise Guides to Conducting Behavioral, Health, and Social Science Research series. Aimed at undergraduate students in research methods courses or others with a lab or research project, each book describes a key stage in the research process. Collectively, these books provide a solid grounding in research from start to finish"--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Developing an idea -- Finding background information and literature -- Organizing your ideas and creating a thesis -- Structuring and drafting your paper -- Revising your paper -- Managing citations -- Dealing with procrastination -- Conclusion.

"This primer explains how to write clear, compelling, well-organized research papers. From picking a promising topic, to finding and digesting the pertinent literature, to developing a thesis, to outlining and presenting ideas, to editing for clarity and concision--each step is broken down and illustrated with examples. In addition, a bonus chapter discusses how to combat procrastination. You will learn that the best writing is done in chunks over long periods of time and that writing is a skill that improves with practice. By following the advice in this book, you can not only get through dreaded writing assignments, but also become a more proficient writer. This book is part of APA's Concise Guides to Conducting Behavioral, Health, and Social Science Research series. Aimed at undergraduate students in research methods courses or others with a lab or research project, each book describes a key stage in the research process. Collectively, these books provide a solid grounding in research from start to finish"--Back cover.

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