Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Rosnow, Mimi, 1938-

Description

1. xiv, 121 pages; 23 cm

Subject

1. Psychology > Authorship
2. Report writing
3. Psychology
4. Writing
5. Psychology
6. Writing
7. psychology
8. writing (processes)
9. Psychology > Authorship
10. Report writing
11. Schrijfvaardigheid
12. Rapporteren
13. Psychologie

Contents

1. Chapter 1. Getting Started -- Focusing on Your Objective -- Three Types of Essays -- Three Types of Research Reports -- Scheduling Time -- Choosing a Topic -- Shaping the Topic -- Knowing Your Audience and Topic -- Cultivating a Sense of Understanding -- Chapter 2. Finding and Using Reference Materials -- Using the Library -- Looking Over Eric's Shoulder -- How Material Is Cataloged -- The Library Stacks -- Using Reference Sources -- PsycINFO, PsycLIT, and Psychological Abstracts -- Social Sciences Citation Index -- The Fugitive Literature -- Taking Notes in the Library -- Additional Tips -- Library Etiquette -- Chapter 3. Drafting the Proposal -- Purpose of the Proposal -- The Essay Proposal -- The Research Proposal -- Ethical Considerations -- Tempus Fugit -- Chapter 4. Organizing the Essay -- Where to Start -- Making Ideas Parallel -- Putting Ideas in Order -- Template for Writing and Note Taking -- Outlining After the Fact -- Chapter 5. Planning the Research Report -- The Basic Structure -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- End Material -- Organizing Your Thoughts -- Chapter 6. Writing and Revising -- Sorting Through Your Material -- The Self-Motivator Statement -- The Opening -- Settling Down to Write -- Ethics of Writing and Reporting -- Avoiding Plagiarism -- Lazy Writing -- Tone -- Nonsexist Language -- Voice -- Verb Tense -- Agreement of Subject and Verb -- Common Usage Errors -- Numerals -- Punctuation -- Quotations -- Revising -- Chapter 7. Producing the Final Draft -- General Pointers -- Title Page Format -- Headings -- Underlining -- Citations in Text -- Tables and Figures -- List of References -- Proofing and Correcting -- Appendix A. Sample Essay -- Appendix B. Sample Experimental Research Report -- Appendix C. Sample Archival Research Report.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. Includes index.