Writing in Psychology

1. The Importance of Writing 2. Some General Advice About How to Write 3. Conducting a Literature Search 4. Sections of an Empirical Report: Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, and Method 5. Sections of an Empirical Report: Results and Discussion 6. Research Proposals 7. Literature Reviews 8. Rules of Writing: APA 9. Rules of Writing: General Appendix A. Table From Reporting Standards for Research in Psychology: Why Do We Need Them? What Might They Be? (APA Publications and Communications Board Working Group on Journal Article Reporting Standards, 2008) Appendix B. Example of Errors in APA Style