How to Write Psychology Research Reports and Essays

✍ Scribed by Bruce Findlay

• Publisher: Pearson Education Australia
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 209
• Edition: 8
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover
Front Matter
Half title
Full title
Imprint
Contents
Preface
Introduction
How to use this book
Acknowledgments
1 Reasons for Writing Research Reports and Essays
1.1 Why Write Reports and Essays?
1.2 What Is a Research Report?
1.3 Writing Essays at University
1.4 Chapter Summaries
2 Writing Research Reports and Essays – Getting Started
2.1 Collaborating Not Copying – The Distinction
2.2 Information Gathering
2.3 Evaluating Internet Resources
2.4 Critical Thinking
2.5 Critically Evaluating Psychology Journal Articles
2.6 Writing Style
2.7 Using the Correct Tense
2.8 Inclusive Language
2.9 Proofreading and Redrafting
2.10 The Physical Presentation of Your Assignment
3 Referencing
3.1 Plagiarism
3.2 In-text Referencing
3.3 The Reference List
3.3.1 Books
3.3.2 Journal Articles
3.3.3 Internet Sources
3.3.4 Other Sources
4 Research Reports – How Do You Start?
4.1 How to Approach a Research Report
4.2 How to Begin
4.2.1 Studies Designed by the Psychology Department
4.2.2 Studies You Design
4.2.3 All Studies – A Brief Introduction to Key Concepts
4.3 Research Ethics
4.4 Where to Go From Here
5 Sections of a Research Report
5.1 Title Page and Abstract
5.2 Introduction
5.3 Method
5.3.1 Participants
5.3.2 Materials
5.3.3 Design
5.3.4 Procedure
5.4 Results
5.4.1 Your very first report
5.4.2 All reports
5.4.3 Numbers and words
5.4.4 Decimals
5.4.5 Tables
5.4.6 Figures
5.5 Discussion
5.6 References
5.7 Appendices
5.8 Further Reading
5.9 Feedback
5.10 Summary
5.11 Checklist
6 Essays in Psychology
6.1 How Are Essays Different From Research Reports?
6.2 Choosing an Essay Topic
6.3 Deciding What the Essay Topic Asks
6.4 Preparation – Reading, Note-taking, and Planning
6.5 Structure of an Essay
6.5.1 The Title Page and Abstract
6.5.2 The Introduction
6.5.3 The Body (Discussion)
6.5.4 The Conclusion
6.5.5 The References
6.6 Redrafting and Presentation
6.7 Further Reading
6.8 Checklist
Appendix A Sample of a Good Research Report
Appendix B Sample of a Poor Research Report
Appendix C Sample of a Good Research Report
Appendix D Sample of a Poor Research Report
Glossary
References
Index