The Psychologist's Companion

Preface; Introduction; Part I. Macro-Challenges in Writing Papers: Planning and Formulating Papers: 1. Eight common misconceptions about psychology papers; 2. How to generate, evaluate, and sell your ideas for research and papers; 3. Literature research; 4. Writing a literature review; 5. Planning and writing the experimental research paper; 6. Ethics in research and writing; Part II. Micro-Challenges in Writing Papers: Presenting Your Ideas in Writing: 7. A word about content, language, and style; 8. Commonly misused words; 9. American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers; 10. Guidelines for data presentation; Part III. Writing and Preparing Papers for Journal Submission: 11. Article writing; 12. How to make your paper even better: proofreading, revising, and editing; 13. Critical checklist before submitting an article for publication; 14. Deciding on a journal and submitting a paper to a journal; Part IV. Presenting Yourself to Others: 15. Preparing a poster presentation; 16. Writing a grant or contract proposal; 17. How to find a book publisher; 18. Writing a lecture; 19. Doing a job interview; 20. Doing media interviews; Epilogue; References.