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I. Types of Writing II. Conducting a Literature Search III. Assesing Your Sources IV. APA style V. Summarizing A Journal Article
why is writing important in psychology?
Getting a degree, Jobs, Commination (records or orally)
what are the different types of writing done in psychology
Short answers, identification, Essays, Papers, Conferences, Oral Presentation, Papers for Publication, Journal and Textbook Reviews
written v. oral expression
Written: Very Structure, Detailed, More Formal, No Grammatical Errors
Posters/Oral: Organized, Structure (but less than a paper), More Visual and Engaging, Focus on what is important(summary)
how do we come up with original research ideas
Observing- what interests you, what evokes behavior, look at other researchers questions
Brainstorming- read, take notes, look through journals
what are some of the tests to evaluate the worth of an idea
- the idea consistent
- is it testable(does idea go beyond)
-are you enthusiastic/ is the idea “pitchable”
how should we distinguish between ideas for different writing assignments
Topic for a Book or Dissertation- these are more broad sources that review entire concepts. We can use books to find a “general topic” and then narrow it down further into specific ideas
Research paper- asks a specific question regarding a topic. In the hypothesis, both independent and dependent variables are presented. How do we narrow down? (by age, gender, groups, judgement and evaluation, and effects and influence
where should one conducting a literature search
broad: textbooks, reference books, encyclopedia, people
in depth: database, website, organizations, conference presentations, reviews
why take notes
to prevent plagiarism
organization
three types of outlines
keyword- one word, less specific
Topic- outlined by sentences- best- more in depth
sentence
what are some other ways to find sources that aren’t typical
reference, author search
list some of the places to find sources
PsycINFO, JSTOR, ERIC, CINAHL, APS PsiChi
popular vs. scholarly sources
popular sources- provide a brief overviews of scientific research(newspapers magazines, websites). They are non professional
scholarly research- report or develop an argument based on original research
primary v. secondary
primary research: reporting personal research
secondary research: reporting about someone else’s research
what are five ways to evaluate internet-based sources
accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, coverage
what information should be gleaned from the introduction of an article
general topic, information from prior research, what other researches have discovered, new information, hypothesis
what information should be gleaned from the method of an article
participants, materials, how study was conducted
what information should be gleaned from the results section
what was found after the research was completed. In words only
what is in the discussion section
what was found, limitations, suggestion for further research, conclusions
what is meant by the funnel approach to writing an introductory paragraph
The funnel approach introduces and justifies the topics, introduces and justifies variables. These all leads the purpose/ thesis
Open ended→specific questions
what goes into the body of the introduction section of an article
it should “forecast” your thesis. Each section is based on your independent and dependent variables. "
ex: IV(Instagram), DV(social and test anxiety)
I. Instagram and Testing Anxiety
II. Instagram and Social Anxiety
III. How these tie into each other
peer reviewed + referred
peer-reviewed/ referred- the process that all scholarly sources go through in order to be published in an academic journal or article.
What should you think about when preplanning your writing?
stick with the principle that you came up with
organize thematically
organize outline- hierarchy
organize for your audience
the basic outline includes
I. Introduction(IV and DV)
II. content
III. mode of administration
IV. method of scoring
