PSYC104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: List Of Fables Characters, Leading, Apa Style
10 May 2018
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Week 3: Writing in Psychology I
Writing can serve many purposes
- Depending on the type of document, be it an essay, newspaper article, website, or
legal document, the decisions an author makes will change as the purpose of the
writing changes and is reflected in the
o Language and expression used
o Format and structure of writing
o Content and evidence used
Authorship can be difficult
- Not yet an expert on topic: relying on other sources
- Intended message may not be clear from outset
- Time pressures, word limits, structural requirements
- Dot eessary get to hoose hat to write about
Writing in PSYC104
- Essays are the most traditional form of university writing
- As authors, you need to balance secondary material with your own ideas and
evidence-based arguments
o Use the evidence to support your ideas – dot just sustitute soeoe elses
ideas for your own
Summary
- Argument – decide on your argument
- Research – research the topic
- Interpret – interpret the findings of other authors
- Combine – combine the findings of multiple authors
- Support – use these secondary sources to support your ideas
- Revise – ensure you have said what you wanted to
Critical Thinking & Argument
- What is critical thinking?
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so that a soud olusio a e dra fro the eidee (Besley, 1,
p. 5)
- To think critically
o Have a sceptical approach
o Be objective
o Be open-minded
o Be flexible
o Be intellectually honest
o Be systematic
o Be persistent
o ‘espet others iepoits
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