PREFACE 1--WRITING ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY Writing as a Process Forms of Writing in Psychology Student Papers Introducing APA Style Planning Your Writing: Timing Is Everything Writing Habits Exercises 2--SEARCHING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL LITERATURE Selecting a Research Topic Process Overview: Searching the Psychological Literature Doing Library Research: Online Catalogs and Databases Keeping Track of References Exercises 3--READING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL LITERATURE The Scientific Pecking Order: Why Journals Are First How to Read and Evaluate the Literature Taking Notes on What You Read Recognizing and Preventing Plagiarism Exercises 4--GETTING STARTED WRITING Getting Started: Prewriting Activities Writing a First Draft Writing Subsequent Drafts Revising: Top to Bottom Every Time Exercises 5--WRITING APA-STYLE PAPERS: CONTENT AND GUIDANCE Benefits of APA Style Writing the Empirical, or Research, Paper in APA Style A Sample Research Paper Writing an Article Critique Writing a Research Proposal Writing a Literature Review Paper Exercises 6--WRITING UP RESULTS Conveying Statistical Results in Words Reflecting Further on Your Results Exercises 7--CITING REFERENCES IN APA STYLE Citations and References Basic Citation Mechanics Formats for APA-Style References Exercises 8--DISPLAYING DATA IN TABLES AND FIGURES Tables Figures Exercises 9--FORMATTING AND PROOFREADING YOUR PAPER Grammar Guidelines Punctuation Basics Some Common Usage Errors in Student Writing Checking Your Spelling Checking Your Writing Voice: Be Active, Not Passive Using Inclusive Language Guidelines for Formatting in APA Style Proofreading the Penultimate Draft: Once More with Feeling Exercises 10--BEYOND WRITING: PRESENTING PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH The Call for Papers The Talk Symposia: Talks in Common Poster Presentations Return to Writing: Submitting Your Research to a Journal Exercises.