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Psychology Writing Center Writing Guides

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**SCIENTIFIC WRITING**
Hierarchy of writing goals	(106 KB)
Summarizing a research article *	(123 KB)
Writing a psychology literature review *	(172 KB)
Writing an APA lab report	(168 KB)
APA lab report template	(291 KB)
Style points for scientific writing *	(29 KB)
Reporting interactions in 2x2 factorial design	(29 KB)
Using quotes in scientific writing	(29 KB)
Idioms and metaphors	(93 KB)

**APA FORMAT**
APA Style Home Page	html
Reporting statistical results in APA format	(119 KB)
Creating tables in APA format	(172 KB)

**CITATIONS**
APA citations: a guide for psychology undergraduates (with exercises)	(172 KB)
Key to APA citations exercises	(119 KB)
APA citations: condensed guide	(147 KB)
APA guide for citing electronic sources	(119 KB)

**AVOIDING PLAGIARISM**
How and when to cite **	(123 KB)
UW statement of academic responsibility	(17 KB)
Something Borrowed (Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker 11/22/04)	.doc (105 KB)

**GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION**
Personal statements for graduate school *	(12 KB)

**GENERAL WRITING**
Content versus writing questions	(117 KB)
Peer review	(117 KB)
What is an annotated bibliography?	html
How to make an outline	(12 KB)
I.e. versus e.g.	html
Apostrophes	(9 KB)

**EXAMS & ASSIGNMENTS**
Taking essay exams *	(12 KB)
'Critique' vs. 'examine': following directions	(12 KB)

* For a plagiarized version of this article, see http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/writing-in-psychology-4/ at the University of Connecticut Writing Center).

** For a plagiarized version of this article, go to the UW Writing Center for Political Science, Law Societies and Justice, Jackson School of International Studies, Comparative History of Ideas.

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