Guides for Writing Reports and Essays in Psychology
 

 

Writing a Theoretical Article (essay)
Writing a Psychological Report

General psych writing rules & common mistakes
Appropriate sources for psychological writing
How to use the psycINFO database
APA referencing rules and common mistakes

 


The interactive writing guides above provide useful information on all aspects of writing Theoretical Articles (essays) and Reports in psychology.

Two of the guides deal with the purpose and structure of Theoretical Articles (essays) and Psychological Reports. The other four are general guides that apply to all writing in psychology, covering general writing rules and common mistakes, appropriate sources of information for essays or reports, and the American Psychological Association referencing rules.

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Finding Extra Sources / References Using PsycINFO

To find extra sources for your essay or report we recommend that you use the PsycINFO database. A basic guide on how to use the database can be found here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributors
'Sources' module: Caleb Owens (2005)
'PsycINFO Quiz' questions: Christine Tennent (2006)
Design, programming and all other material: Martin Daly (2005-2006)