APA Style Simplified

Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Av Bernard C. Beins, USA) Beins, Bernard C. (Ithaca College

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Master the fundamentals of 7th Edition APA style with this newly updated one-step resourceThe newly and thoroughly revised Second Edition of APA Style Simplified: Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology delivers a concise but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively in APA style. It incorporates fresh guidelines from the Seventh Edition of the APA publication manual.Distinguished psychologist, academic, and author Dr. Bernard C. Beins walks readers through how to write objective scientific research papers using engaging prose. He explains how to develop ideas, connect them to what others have written, and express them clearly. The book also describes the differences between written, oral, and poster presentations and offers instructions for applying APA style to each one.APA Style Simplified: Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology 2nd Edition goes beyond mere structural conventions and teaches readers the importance of choosing effective wording, the right and wrong times to use technical language, and avoiding commonly encountered mistakes in word and sentence selection. The author also includes sections on: How to write an engaging and informative introduction, including an interesting hypothesisHow to describe your chosen experimental method, including participants and subjects, materials and apparatus selection, procedure, and designHow to effectively communicate statistics and statistical concepts by keeping your mind on the point you’re trying to make How to show your results and relate them back to your hypothesis, including a few points about how to present your results to othersPerfect for students pursuing psychology, education, nursing, or sociology programs at any level, from undergraduate to postgraduate, APA Style Simplified also belongs on the bookshelves of working professionals in the same fields who hope to sharpen their APA-style writing, communication, and presentation skills.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-02-25
Mått152 x 226 x 18 mm
Vikt272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
Upplaga2
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781119745235

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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.

Writing in APA StyleChapter 1—Writing Professionally How does Professional Writing Differ from Other Kinds of Writing?Using APA StyleMaking a Credible ArgumentDifferent Types of CommunicationEffective CommunicationEstablishing Good Writing HabitsEthical WritingChapter 2—Elements of Style Recognizing the importance of good grammar and styleChoosing Effective Wording Using Inclusive and Appropriate Language Deciding on the Use of Technical LanguageAvoiding Common ProblemsChapter 3—The Introduction Section Introducing the TopicDifferent Approaches to Starting the IntroductionHow to BeginReviewing What Others Have Already DoneReasons for Reviewing the LiteratureClarifying Terms in ResearchIntroducing your Research: Generating a HypothesisChapter 4—The Method Section Participants and SubjectsMaterials and ApparatusProcedureDesignChapter 5—Communicating Statistics Why do we use statistics?What point are you trying to make?Understanding your numbersHelping Readers Understand Your StatisticsDifferentiating Results and InterpretationsChapter 6—The Results Your HypothesesDeciding What to PresentReporting Significant and Nonsignificant ResultsAPA Style and Presentation of Your ResultsCreating TablesCreating FiguresThe Connection Between the Text and the Tables and FiguresThe Difference Between Results and Discussion SectionsSome Final Points About Presenting ResultsChapter 7—The Discussion Section Summarizing your ResultsConnecting Different Aspects of your ResultsDealing with Nonsignificant ResultsComparing your Results with Those of OthersStating the Importance and Implications of your ResultsAcknowledging the Limitations of your StudyChapter 8—References: Citations in the Text and the Reference List Citing References in the TextOrder of Citations in the Reference ListUsing Your Word Processing Program to Create the CitationChapter 9—Final Touches: The Abstract and Formatting Details The AbstractFormatting DetailsChapter 10—Creating Poster Presentations Differentiating Visual and Written CommunicationReducing the Amount of InformationVisual StyleYour Behavior: The Ethic of a Poster SessionCreating Your Poster Using PowerPoint©Chapter 11—Giving Oral Presentations The Difference Between Oral and Written EnglishAdapting APA Style to Oral PresentationsPreparing for Your PresentationCreating Graphics for Your PresentationGiving the PresentationChapter 12—Presenting your Work on the Internet Capabilities with Internet PublicationUsing a Word Processor to Create Manuscripts for the InternetAdvantages of Internet Publishing SoftwarePublishing Your Poster on the WebUploading your manuscript to the Internet Appendix A—Sample Paper with Common ErrorsAppendix B—Corrected Sample PaperReferences