Bernard C. Beins & Agatha M. Beins 
Effective Writing in Psychology 
Papers, Posters, and Presentations

The second edition of Effective Writing in Psychology helps
users produce crisp scientific communication, form concise
unambiguous arguments, and render technical information clear and
comprehensible. The new edition incorporates the latest guidelines
contained within the 6th edition of the APA
Publication Manual.

* Clear guidelines on effective writing illustrate how to
generate strong and compelling prose, even when the writing is not
aimed at a research audience

* Incorporates changes to the guidelines contained in the
6th edition of the APA publication manual

* Includes material on how to adapt APA style for poster
presentations using Power Point, and for oral presentations

* Contains a new section on using the Internet to present
research papers and a new chapter on conducting a literature
search, to guide students through databases, keywords, sources, and
connections between articles

* Highlights methods for selecting a research topic and
organizing papers

* Features a sample manuscript showing common deviations from
correct APA style and a version demonstrating appropriate use of
APA style

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Bernard C. Beins, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Psychology at Ithaca College, New York. He recently received the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award from the American Psychological Foundation. He is also the author of Research Methods: A Tool for Life (2009). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Eastern Psychological Association.

Agatha M. Beins is Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at Texas Woman’s University. She co-edited Women’s Studies for the Future: Foundations, Interrogations, Politics with Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy (2005), and has published articles in Women: A Cultural Review and Sinister Wisdom. She is also part of the editorial collective for the journal Films for the Feminist Classroom.