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Informationen zum Autor Leisa C. Galvan, Fred Pyrczak Klappentext A perennial best-seller that shows students how to follow the traditions in scientific writing. More than a style manual, this text takes students through the complete sequence for writing an effective research report. Text is consistent with the 2010 edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and includes numerous examples from published research reports. New to this edition: A copy of our Standards for Reporting Research booklet is included free of charge. It includes three reports that address research for psychology, the humanities, and the social sciences Zusammenfassung • Designed for students who will be writing research proposals, reports, theses, and dissertations. • The 15 chapters cover 191 guidelines for effective scientific writing. The guidelines are fully illustrated with easy-to-follow examples. • The guidelines describe the types of information that should be included, how this information should be expressed, and where various types of information should be placed within a research report. • End-of-chapter questions help students master the writing process. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapters 1. Structuring a Research Report 2. Writing Simple Research Hypotheses 3. A Closer Look at Hypotheses 4. Writing Research Objectives and Questions 5. Writing Titles 6. Writing Introductions and Literature Reviews 7. Writing Definitions 8. Writing Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations 9. Writing Method Sections 10. Describing Experimental Methods 11. Writing Analysis and Results Sections 12. Writing Discussion Sections 13. Writing Abstracts 14. A Closer Look at Writing Reports of Qualitative Research 15. Preparing Reference Lists References Appendix A Checklist of Guidelines Appendix B Thinking Straight and Writing That Way Appendix C The Null Hypothesis and Significance Testing ...
