APA Style Simplified: Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology

ISBN-13: 9781119745235 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str.

Bernard C. Beins

Spis treści

Writing in APA StyleChapter 1--Writing Professionally* How does Professional Writing Differ from Other Kinds of Writing?* Using APA Style* Making a Credible Argument* Different Types of Communication* Effective Communication* Establishing Good Writing Habits* Ethical WritingChapter 2--Elements of Style* Recognizing the importance of good grammar and style* Choosing Effective Wording* Using Inclusive and Appropriate Language* Deciding on the Use of Technical Language* Avoiding Common ProblemsChapter 3--The Introduction Section* Introducing the Topic* Different Approaches to Starting the Introduction* How to Begin* Reviewing What Others Have Already Done* Reasons for Reviewing the Literature* Clarifying Terms in Research* Introducing your Research: Generating a HypothesisChapter 4--The Method Section* Participants and Subjects* Materials and Apparatus* Procedure* DesignChapter 5--Communicating Statistics* Why do we use statistics?* What point are you trying to make?* Understanding your numbers* Helping Readers Understand Your Statistics* Differentiating Results and InterpretationsChapter 6--The Results* Your Hypotheses* Deciding What to Present* Reporting Significant and Nonsignificant Results* APA Style and Presentation of Your Results* Creating Tables* Creating Figures* The Connection Between the Text and the Tables and Figures* The Difference Between Results and Discussion Sections* Some Final Points About Presenting ResultsChapter 7--The Discussion Section* Summarizing your Results* Connecting Different Aspects of your Results* Dealing with Nonsignificant Results* Comparing your Results with Those of Others* Stating the Importance and Implications of your Results* Acknowledging the Limitations of your StudyChapter 8--References: Citations in the Text and the Reference List* Citing References in the Text* Order of Citations in the Reference List* Using Your Word Processing Program to Create the CitationChapter 9--Final Touches: The Abstract and Formatting Details* The Abstract* Formatting DetailsChapter 10--Creating Poster Presentations* Differentiating Visual and Written Communication* Reducing the Amount of Information* Visual Style* Your Behavior: The Ethic of a Poster Session* Creating Your Poster Using PowerPoint(c)Chapter 11--Giving Oral Presentations* The Difference Between Oral and Written English* Adapting APA Style to Oral Presentations* Preparing for Your Presentation* Creating Graphics for Your Presentation* Giving the PresentationChapter 12--Presenting your Work on the Internet* Capabilities with Internet Publication* Using a Word Processor to Create Manuscripts for the Internet* Advantages of Internet Publishing Software* Publishing Your Poster on the Web* Uploading your manuscript to the InternetAppendix A--Sample Paper with Common ErrorsAppendix B--Corrected Sample PaperReferences

O autorze

Bernard C. Beins, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Ithaca College, New York. He is the recipient of the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award from the American Psychological Foundation. He has served as president of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, the Eastern Psychological Association, and the New England Psychological Association. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, Eastern Psychological Association, and New England Psychological Association.