The Psychologist’s Companion

Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development at Cornell University, New York. Formerly, he was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University, Connecticut. He is a former president of the American Psychological Association and Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. His PhD is from Stanford University, California and he holds 13 honorary doctorates. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as a fellow of the APA, APS, AAAS, and AERA. Sternberg has written over 1500 books and articles and has been cited in the professional literature roughly 100,000 times.

This is a comprehensive, readable guide for career success in academic psychology, including writing, speaking, and even finding a publisher.

Preface; Introduction; Part I. Macro-Challenges in Writing Papers: Planning and Formulating Papers: 1. Eight common misconceptions about psychology papers; 2. How to generate, evaluate, and sell your ideas for research and papers; 3. Literature research; 4. Writing a literature review; 5. Planning and writing the experimental research paper; 6. Ethics in research and writing; Part II. Micro-Challenges in Writing Papers: Presenting Your Ideas in Writing: 7. A word about content, language, and style; 8. Commonly misused words; 9. American Psychological Association guidelines for psychology papers; 10. Guidelines for data presentation; Part III. Writing and Preparing Papers for Journal Submission: 11. Article writing; 12. How to make your paper even better: proofreading, revising, and editing; 13. Critical checklist before submitting an article for publication; 14. Deciding on a journal and submitting a paper to a journal; Part IV. Presenting Yourself to Others: 15. Preparing a poster presentation; 16. Writing a grant or contract proposal; 17. How to find a book publisher; 18. Writing a lecture; 19. Doing a job interview; 20. Doing media interviews; Epilogue; References.