HOW TO WRITE PSYCHOLOGY PAPERS:
A STUDENT'S SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR PSYCHOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
2 BEFORE YOU WRITE: THE LIBRARY AND OTHER RESOURCES
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A Search Strategy
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Collecting and Sorting Information
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
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Card Catalogs
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Journals and Periodicals
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Computerized Data Bases
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Final Comments
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Resources
3 WRITING CLEARLY
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Getting Organized
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Writing Tips
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Additional Resources
4 PREPARING TERM PAPERS
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Getting Down to Business
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Choosing a Topic
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Searching the Literature
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Reading and Organizing
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Identifying a Concrete Goal for the Paper
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Outlining the Paper
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Writing a First Draft
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Last Touches
5 PREPARING RESEARCH REPORTS
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Title
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Abstract
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Introduction
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Method
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Results
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Discussion
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Wrapping It Up
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Resource
6 TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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Titles and Headings
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Numbers in the Text
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Abbreviations
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Citing References
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Typing Papers
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Final Comments
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Resource
7 OUR ELECTRONIC FUTURE
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Word Processing
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Printers
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Other Considerations
APPENDIX A: SAMPLE TERM PAPER
APPENDIX B: SAMPLE RESEARCH REPORT
INDEX
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