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How to Write Brilliant Psychology Essays - Paul Dickerson

How to Write Brilliant Psychology Essays

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Buch | Hardcover
384 Seiten
2026 | 2nd Revised edition
SAGE Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-5296-8746-0 (ISBN)
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This textbook supports students with a key skill for any psychology course: essay writing. It explores every aspect of essay writing, including overcoming procrastination, use and referencing of sources, successfully answering essay questions, critical evaluations, presentation, and new material on the ethical use of AI. 
"This book is one I wish I had bought at the start of my Psychology degree." – Five-star review



Essay writing is a key part of the Psychology degree and knowing how to write effective and compelling academic essays is key to success. 



Whether it′s understanding how to implement feedback you receive on essays, how to stop procrastinating or what makes an effective introduction, this book covers it all. Drawing on insights derived from teaching thousands of students over a 25-year period, How to Write Brilliant Psychology Essays, Second Edition, provides the keys that will unlock your writing potential.

Each chapter has features to help you improve including:




Ace your Assignment provide practical tips to help succeed
Hacks provide key tips and tricks to improving your skills 
Exercises help try the theory out in practice


The book also has a chapter dedicated to using AI in essay writing, giving guidance on what to do and what could get you in trouble!


 

Paul Dickerson is Associate Professor at the University of Roehampton where he has taught for more than 25 years. His research has predominantly adopted a qualitative approach and has largely focused on issues of talk and interaction. He has previously written How to Write Brilliant Psychology Essays also published by Sage. Paul has written Social Psychology 2e to enable you to immerse yourself in the exciting world of social psychology, to see its relevance in everyday life - as well as to support you in questioning its findings.

Chapter 1: How to use Generative AI effectively AND be aware of its limitations
Chapter 2: How to seize the moment, overcome procrastination and write now
Chapter 3: How to use sources effectively and avoid the plagiarism trap
Chapter 4: How to write an effective introduction
Chapter 5: How to answer the essay question
Chapter 6: How to interconnect your essay
Chapter 7: How to develop your critical evaluation
Chapter 8: How to develop your academic voice and describe effectively
Chapter 9: How to write an effective conclusion
Chapter 10: How to ensure high-quality presentation and referencing
Chapter 11: How to effectively review and edit your essay
Chapter 12: Unseen exams
Chapter 13: Seen and takeaway exams

Erscheint lt. Verlag 9.5.2026
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie
ISBN-10 1-5296-8746-2 / 1529687462
ISBN-13 978-1-5296-8746-0 / 9781529687460
Zustand Neuware
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