The Psychologist's Companion

The Psychologist's Companion is intended for students as well as young professionals and writers at all stages of their careers seeking inspiration and guidelines for better scientific writing. This book is also a resource for researchers in related fields. It has been comprehensively updated, revised, and extended for its fifth edition and includes the latest style guidelines of the American Psychological Association's Publication Manual (sixth edition, 2009) as well as chapters encompassing the entire research process from doing literature research and planning an experiment to writing the paper. It features new chapters on literature research; ethics; and generating, evaluating, and selling ideas. The Psychologist's Companion also provides information on writing book proposals, grant proposals, and lectures.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Eight Common Misconceptions About Psychology Papers	p. 6
How to Generate, Evaluate, and Sell Your Ideas for Research and Papers	p. 20
Literature Research	p. 41
Writing a Literature Review	p. 61
Planning and Writing the Experimental Research Paper	p. 80
A Word About Content, Language, and Style	p. 118
Commonly Misused Words	p. 141
American Psychological Association Guidelines for Psychology Papers	p. 163
Guidelines for Data Presentation	p. 193
What Makes a Good Paper Great? Standards for Evaluating Psychology Papers	p. 217
Ethics in Research and Writing	p. 236
Submitting a Paper to a Journal	p. 248
How to Make Your Paper Even Better: Proofreading, Revising, and Editing	p. 281
Writing a Grant or Contract Proposal	p. 288
How to Find a Book Publisher	p. 302
Writing a Lecture	p. 315
Article Writing 101	p. 321
References	p. 331
Appendix: Sample Psychology Paper	p. 337
Index	p. 351
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