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This primer explains how to write clear, compelling, well-organized research papers.

From picking a promising topic, to finding and digesting the pertinent literature, to developing a thesis, to outlining and presenting ideas, to editing for clarity and concision -- each step is broken down and illustrated with examples. In addition, a bonus chapter discusses how to combat procrastination. You will learn that the best writing is done in chunks over long periods of time and that writing is a skill that improves with practice. By following the advice in this book, you can not only get through dreaded writing assignments, but also become a more proficient writer.

This book is part of APA's Concise Guides to Conducting Behavioral, Health, and Social Science Research series. Aimed at undergraduate students in research methods courses or others with a lab or research project, each book describes a key stage in the research process. Collectively, these books provide a solid grounding in research from start to finish.

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• Series Foreword(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• Introduction(p. 3)
• I Preparing to Write(p. 9)
• Chapter 1 Developing an Idea(p. 11)
• Chapter 2 Finding Background Information and Literature(p. 21)
• II Writing(p. 37)
• Chapter 3 Organizing Your Ideas and Creating a Thesis(p. 39)
• Chapter 4 Structuring and Drafting Your Paper(p. 57)
• Chapter 5 Revising Your Paper(p. 79)
• Chapter 6 Managing Citations(p. 93)
• III Staying on Task(p. 103)
• Chapter 7 Dealing With Procrastination(p. 105)
• Conclusion(p. 115)
• References(p. 117)
• Index(p. 125)
• About the Author(p. 131)
• About the Series Editors(p. 133)

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CHOICE Review

Writing is considered a gateway tool for entry into one's career, so teachers have been emphasizing the development of writing skills for the past few decades. Baldwin's Writing Your Psychology Research Paper is a useful addition to the array of volumes on improving student writing. The strength of this brief book is that it encourages students to develop the mind-set necessary for competent writing. Rather than focusing on technical aspects of writing, the author emphasizes the crucial preparatory work that writers need to complete before they can establish the messages they want to convey. They need to familiarize themselves with background material before they can successfully examine those messages. And only after such groundwork can students organize their thoughts and generate their plan for effective communication. Finally, the author addresses the problem of procrastination and how a student might deal with it--which is always a topic that merits attention. This book is aimed at psychology students, but it will serve as a good tool for students in other social and behavioral sciences. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. --Bernard C. Beins, Ithaca College

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Scott A. Baldwin, PhD, received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Memphis in 2006. He completed his predoctoral clinical internship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Psychiatry. He's an associate professor of psychology at Brigham Young University and a licensed psychologist in Utah. Dr. Baldwin's research focuses on research design, statistical, and measurement issues in psychotherapy and health research. He has published more than 50 articles and has focused his recent efforts on demonstrating the use of advanced statistical methods in psychological research. He teaches courses on statistics, measurement, research design, and psychotherapy. When not doing data analysis or writing, he likes to spend time with his family, swim, bike, run, and play classic video games.