Writing in psychology - T. Raymond Smyth

Undergraduate students in Psychology often experience difficulties writing papers, particularly research reports. Writing in Psychology: A Student Guide, Second Edition, has been written to help students overcome these difficulties. It includes advice on:

• preparing and writing essays and research reports


• using references and quotations


• preparing figures and tables


• the fundamental aspects of writing and presentation


• using electronic databases, word processing and graphics.

The emphasis is on explaining the conventions, concepts and principles involved in preparing and writing papers. This second edition also includes examples of a good report and a bad report to reinforce students’ understanding of the principles of report writing. The style followed is consistent with that of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition.