Writing with Style: APA Style Made Easy » (5th Edition)

Dr. Lenore Szuchman is a developmental psychologist who earned her Ph.D. at Florida International University. As an undergraduate, Dr. Szuchman majored in comparative literature at Brandeis University, and then went on to receive an M.A. in special education from the University of Texas at Austin. Today, at Barry University, Dr. Szuchman teaches writing-intensive courses, specifically Experimental Psychology and Advanced Experimental Psychology, that help students make the transition from other types of college writing to the writing required of scientific psychologists. In her classes students conduct experiments, write APA-style manuscripts, and develop independent research proposals. Dr. Szuchman also advises on master theses and senior projects. Feedback from her students called attention to the need for the exercises in this book.

Szuchman (psychology, Barry University) offers psychology students a new method for learning to write research papers in the style described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Exercises require students to scan APA journals for particular rules and conventions to identify APA style and the research psychologist's tone and form. For this third edition, exercises contain suggested articles available online. Also new are expanded sections on plagiarism and on the Internet. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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