Tipsheets for Psychology Majors

This collection of tipsheets is borrowed from Russ Dewey's PsychWeb, slightly reorganized, with some additions.

Undergraduate Studies Tips

APA style manual "crib sheet"
Laboratory reports: APA format
Specialties in Psychology
Writing a Psychology Research Paper
Insider's guide to picking a faculty adviser
How to do a research study
How to study statistics This page is aimed at undergraduates studying statistics for the first time.

Graduate School

Careers

Bachelor's level jobs in psychology
Books on Employment and Careers, for Psych Majors
Suggested Courses to Acquire Skills Employers Want
Salaries earned by various degree holders
The PSYCHGRAD Project. Many, many links to other psychology minded resources - inluding employment, and funding.

APA Format

APA Pub Manual FAQ [The APA's own set of answers to Frequently Asked Questions]

APA style guide at the University of Southern Mississippi [Mostly covers reference formats]

Bibliography styles handbook [At University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]

Citation Style Handout [Handy table format]

Electronic Sources: APA Style of Citation

Guide for Citing Electronic Information [Based on Electronic Style: A Guide for Citing Electronic Information, by Li, X. & Crane, N. (1993). Westport: Meckler]

Guidelines for Writing in APA Style, by William U Borst, Troy State University [Comes pretty close to simulating an APA paper, lists many grammar and punctuation and usage rules]

Lehigh University APA style guide [Mostly covers reference formats]

WSU APA style guide

Ohio State Writing Lab APA Style Guide

APA Style Guide Prepared by Ron Corio

Macintosh shareware guide to APA style[By Gerald Grow - also contains info and links for critical reading and writing.]

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