Writing for Psychology

7th Edition

By: Robert O'Shea, Wendy McKenzie

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Spiral Ringed Book | 24 June 2021 | Edition Number 7

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This bestselling text is an essential resource for any undergraduate psychology student. For many years it has helped guide students with writing reports and essays by teaching them how to think critically, to write clearly and simply, and to follow the conventions of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), now in its seventh edition. A must-have manual for anyone who needs to learn how to write professional psychology reports and essays. Facilitate planning and teaching with instructor resources available online

What's New

Fully updated to reflect the requirements of the current 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA manual)
Enhanced layout and new full-colour visual design for improved student navigation of the key APA style examples and usage advice covered in this valuable resource for students
Increased coverage of important topics, such as: added information about use of text-matching software to help markers find instances of plagiarism (Ch 1), new sections on the audience for a student’s writing (Ch 1), new information on exam strategies, how to study and prepare for exams (Ch 7), additional material on systematic reviews and meta-analyses, including directions to useful online resources (Ch 7)
Updated material on bias, including the eight classes of the current 7th edition of the APA manual with examples (Ch 1) as well as expanded information on person, gender, and case of personal pronouns and reconciled APA’s singular 'they' with grammatical usage (Ch 6)
New guidelines for research methods, including sections on qualitative research and mixed-methods (Ch 2)

Features

Clear, engaging language and explanations of how to and why to write to the APA style. This helps students to easily understand the relevance, value and use of good writing for success in their study and future careers. Specific sections cover how to write up results and research as an important part of report-writing
Specific sections cover how to write up results and research as an important part of report-writing
Annotated reports and essay examples - featuring concise and engaging annotations and explanations - that are set out in clear APA format, so your students can easily see how to do it themselves
A flawed report and a flawed essay are included in the appendices. These identify errors and frequent points of difficulty, helping students to avoid common mistakes
The APA Example boxes show the text exactly as it should appear in an APA-styled assignment, providing a thorough demonstration of the application of APA in practice
Key terms for Writing for Psychology are bolded in the text with margin definitions in clear, concise language for easy identification and understanding. These definitions also appear in the glossary at the end of the text

About the Authors

Robert P. O’Shea is Guest Scientist at Leipzig University where he also wrote and taught courses on scientific writing. He has conducted research and taught at Murdoch University, Southern Cross University, University of Otago, Dalhousie University, Northwestern University, Queen’s University (Canada), and the University of Queensland. He has published extensively in major psychology and neuroscience journals. His research is mainly in cognitive neuroscience, visual perception, and history of psychology and science. He has taken study leaves at Leipzig University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and the University of Rochester. Dr O’Shea has been an editor of Scholarpedia and an associate editor of Perception & Psychophysics.

Wendy McKenzie has many years of experience as an educator and researcher in psychology, teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate courses in psychology at Monash University. Her main areas of interest are human memory, teaching and learning in higher education (in particular the use of educational technology), and geropsychology.

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