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A Student Guide to Writing an Undergraduate Psychology Honors Thesis takes students through the entire process of creating a full-scale research project, from selecting a topic, choosing an experimental or correlational design, to writing and presenting their paper.
The book offers valuable guidance on developing broader skills like communicating with your supervisor, time management and critical writing skills. Chapters cover topics such as mentor selection, collecting journal articles, gathering and analysing data, and writing a full APA or BPS experimental paper and will orientate and guide psychology students as they navigate the expected components of an honors thesis.
Designed for any student that is currently working on an independent research project, A Student Guide to Writing an Undergraduate Psychology Honors Thesis is the perfect companion for those working on their senior honours thesis in psychology.
List of contents
1. Getting Started. 2. Choosing and Working with your Mentor. 3. Difficult Concepts Made Easier. 4. Picking a Topic and Designing your Experiment. 5.Submitting a Proposal for IRB Approval. 6. Understanding Journal Articles. 7. Writing a Literature Review. 8. Writing a Methods Section. 9.Conducting your Experiment. 10. Analyzing Your Data and Writing a Results Section. 11.Writing a Discussion Section. 12. Final Touches: Title page, abstract, and checklists. 13. Presenting your Findings. 14. Conclusion- What might be in your future?
Summary
A Student Guide to Writing an Undergraduate Psychology Honors Thesis takes students through the entire process of creating a full-scale research project, from selecting a topic, choosing an experimental or correlational design, to writing and presenting their paper.
