Useful resources for psychology essays

Books

  • Collins, S., & Kneale, P. (2000). Study skills for psychology students. Arnold.

  • Rosnow, R., & Rosnow, M. (2000). Writing papers in psychology (5th ed.). Wadsworth.

  • Parrott, L. (1998). How to write psychology papers. Longman Higher Education.

  • Sternberg, R. J. (1993). The psychologist's companion: A guide to scientific writing for students and researchers. Cambridge University Press.

    Websites

  • Writing in Psychology (an excellent general guide to writing different kinds of papers)
    http://webpub.alleg.edu/dept/psych/Writing.html

  • Writing lab reports in Psychology
    http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/resource/wc/WritingPsychPapers.html

  • American Psychological Association
    http://www.apa.org/
    They also have a student site

  • The British Psychological Society homepage
    http://www.bps.org.uk/index.cfm
    They also have a site for their Student Members Group

  • APA publication guidelines (Bangor University's guide for undergraduates)
    http://www.psychology.bangor.ac.uk/public/en/links/apa/publication/

  • New Scientist on-line
    http://www.newscientist.com/

  • Common errors in English
    http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

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