The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers [Paperback]

Robert J. Sternberg PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0521528062 | ISBN-13: 978-0521528061 | Edition: 4

The topics of this revised and updated definitive guide to scientific writing for students and researchers include misconceptions about psychology papers; steps in writing library research papers; steps in writing experimental research papers; rules for writing psychology papers; commonly misused words; Internet resources; and American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers. Additional topics include guidelines for data presentation; references for psychology papers; standards for evaluating psychology papers; submitting papers to journals; how to win acceptances of papers by psychology journals; finding book publishers; writing lectures; and writing articles. Previous Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-45123-X Previous Edition Pb (1993): 0-521-45756-4

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"An extremely useful book for undergraduates that provides the basics for writing psychology papers." Choice

"This book provides a wealth of useful information on professional writing that will be of substantial assistance to student and graduate professional alike." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Book Description

The Psychologist's Companion, 4th edition, is intended to be a definitive guide to scientific writing for students and researchers. Topics include misconceptions about psychology papers, steps in writing library research papers, steps in writing experimental research papers, rules for writing psychology papers, commonly misused words, Internet resources, American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers, guidelines for data presentation, references for psychology papers, standards for evaluating sychology papers, submitting papers to journals, how to win acceptances of papers by psychology journals, finding book publishers, writing lectures, and writing articles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 4 edition (October 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521528062
• ISBN-13: 978-0521528061
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,115,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Psychologist's Companion Review, July 18, 2000

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This review is from: The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers (Paperback)

This book will be a great help to anyone seeking advise on scientific writing. It is very concise and clear. It goes through the steps to a creating a paper that is sure to be a success. Sternberg does a wonderful job and i recomend this book to anyone wanting information on how to write a clear and concise scientific paper.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Psychology Students, August 6, 2003

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Chava79 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers (Paperback)

This small book covers a lot of ground on writing scientific papers. It gives concise, useful information in an easy to read format. There are many practical tips included throughout the various chapters (such as using an outline in the early stages of the paper).

There are a few things that are outdated (simply because APA has a new edition of the Style Manual out since this was published). However, the basic principles are timeless and this book is a wise purchase for any student in the field.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Single best text to guide graduate students in psychology with their writing...This was published in 2003 and the most recent AP, March 9, 2008

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Steven A. Migalski "www.chicagoclinicalpsycho... - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers (Paperback)

This helpful book was published in 2003 and the most recent APA manual was published in 2001 so this IS NOT an out-of-date text as far as APA style is considered, as one user incorrectly stated.

I find Sternberg's text to be a wonderful guide, especially his 26 rules for writing a psychology paper, his suggestions for completing a comprehensive literature review, and his discussion of the 8 common misconceptions about psychology papers.

Worth every penny.