Writing with Style: APA Style Made Easy / Edition 6

by Lenore T. Szuchman

Overview

This accessible and invaluable workbook-style reference guide will help you smoothly make the transition from writing for composition classes to writing for psychology classes. In WRITING WITH STYLE, Sixth Edition, author Lenore T. Szuchman quickly and succinctly provides the basics of style presented by the Sixth Edition of the APA's PUBLICATION MANUAL. Dr. Szuchman's years of experience teaching writing-intensive courses give her an inside track on the trouble spots students often encounter when writing papers and dealing with APA style. In this book, you'll learn how to avoid common errors and use the APA style with confidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781285077062
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/03/2013
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Lenore T. Szuchman, Ph.D., Florida International University, is a developmental psychologist and Professor Emerita of Psychology at Barry University, where she taught graduate and undergraduate courses on lifespan development as well as undergraduate research methods courses. She has supervised a wide range of master's theses and senior projects that have been published and presented at professional and student conferences regionally and nationally. She has been awarded funding for research from the National Institute on Aging and received the Barry University President's Award for Excellence in Research. She is the author and coauthor of articles on cognition and social cognition in older adults as well as on gender issues in various age groups. In addition to being the author of WRITING WITH STYLE: APA STYLE MADE EASY, she is co-editor of the book, PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN SEXUALITY (John Wiley and Sons). She has been a member of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the Association for Psychological Science (APS), and the American Psychological Association (APA). She has also served as a Psychology Councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Laypeople and You. 2. Some Generalizations About How Psychologists Write. 3. Preparing the Introduction Section and the Literature Review Paper. 4. Preparing the Method Section. 5. Preparing the Results Section. 6. Preparing the Discussion Section. 7. Preparing the Abstract. 8. Preparing the References Section. 9. Preparing a Title Page and Formatting Your Manuscript. 10. Grooming Tips for Psychology Papers. 11. Preparing a Presentation. Exercises. Appendix 1. Wrapping It Up. Appendix 2. Sample Manuscript.