The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers

CLear, easy to follow guidelines and suggestions for those getting started on their dissertation. Excellent advice for getting organized, creating and maintaining a realistic schedule to complete the dissertation.

This helpful book was published in 2003 and the most recent APA manual was published in 2001 so this IS NOT an out-of-date text as far as APA style is considered, as one user incorrectly stated. I find Sternberg's text to be a wonderful guide, especially his 26 rules for writing a psychology paper, his suggestions for completing a comprehensive literature review, and his discussion of the 8 common misconceptions about psychology papers. Worth every penny.

This small book covers a lot of ground on writing scientific papers. It gives concise, useful information in an easy to read format. There are many practical tips included throughout the various chapters (such as using an outline in the early stages of the paper).There are a few things that are outdated (simply because APA has a new edition of the Style Manual out since this was published). However, the basic principles are timeless and this book is a wise purchase for any student in the field.

This book will be a great help to anyone seeking advise on scientific writing. It is very concise and clear. It goes through the steps to a creating a paper that is sure to be a success. Sternberg does a wonderful job and i recomend this book to anyone wanting information on how to write a clear and concise scientific paper.