The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Professional Success for Students, Teachers, and Researchers

ISBN-13: 9781107139619 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 552 str.

PhD Robert J. Sternberg; Karin Sternberg

Opis

This is a comprehensive, readable guide for career success in academic psychology, including writing, speaking, and even finding a publisher.

Recenzje

'The newest edition of The Psychologist's Companion is an engaging, accessible and helpful text filled with useful and practical advice for psychologists at all stages of their career. The authors have created a text that will no doubt continue to be an essential resource for students and early-career psychologists amongst others.' Bryan McCann, The Psychologist

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; Part I. Macro-Challenges in Writing Papers: Planning and Formulating Papers: 1. Eight common misconceptions about psychology papers; 2. How to generate, evaluate, and sell your ideas for research and papers; 3. Literature research; 4. Writing a literature review; 5. Planning and writing the experimental research paper; 6. Ethics in research and writing; Part II. Micro-Challenges in Writing Papers: Presenting Your Ideas in Writing: 7. A word about content, language, and style; 8. Commonly misused words; 9. American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers; 10. Guidelines for data presentation; Part III. Writing and Preparing Papers for Journal Submission: 11. Article writing; 12. How to make your paper even better: proofreading, revising, and editing; 13. Critical checklist before submitting an article for publication; 14. Deciding on a journal and submitting a paper to a journal; Part IV. Presenting Yourself to Others: 15. Preparing a poster presentation; 16. Writing a grant or contract proposal; 17. How to find a book publisher; 18. Writing a lecture; 19. Doing a job interview; 20. Doing media interviews; Epilogue; References.