ABSTRACT
Why another book on this topic? The author's experience editing leading journals in psychology suggests that publication manuals and books on writing about experimentation in psychology do not adequately address grammatical usage and style. Much of the advice published for scientific writers reads as if it had been written either by English teachers for writers who do not publish in scientific fields, or by scientific writers who think that the information already available in countless handbooks on grammar and style for student writers in English classes is enough. Unfortunately, such traditional handbooks do not offer the particular sorts of commentary that scientific writers need.
This book offers specific advice on a host of issues ranging from the appropriate use of abbreviations to wordiness -- and how to avoid it. Dr. Bellquist's expertise in both the English language and the language of scientific writing ideally positions him to offer guidelines on the use of the passive, the best wording for statistical presentations, and just how to describe experimental procedures, among many other topics. Complete with examples and principles to guide writing decisions, this book will assist both students and seasoned professionals in presenting their work clearly for maximum impact. This book is intended as a guide to grammar and usage for writers in scientific fields -- particularly in experimental psychology and all fields related to experimental psychology. Features of the book include:
* alphabetical entries and numerous cross references on grammar, usage, and style;
* numerous examples taken from scientific papers or based on actual cases;
* discussions of semantic problems of grammar such as modification, predication, and statement;
* and discussions of usage specific to experimental psychology, statistics, and related fields.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
letter A|31 pages
A
entry |1 pages
A, an.
entry |3 pages
Abbreviations, Latin.
entry |3 pages
Abbreviations of measurement.
entry |3 pages
Abbreviations, statistical.
entry |8 pages
Abbreviations of terms.
entry |2 pages
Above.
entry |3 pages
Additional, additionally.
entry |3 pages
Adverbs versus adjectives.
entry |1 pages
Adverbs, conjunctive.
entry |1 pages
Adverbs, hyphenation of.
entry |4 pages
Adverbs, placement of.
entry |1 pages
Age, aged.
entry |4 pages
Agreement.
entry |1 pages
Among.
entry |1 pages
And.
entry |2 pages
Anova.
entry |3 pages
Apostrophes.
entry |2 pages
As.
entry |1 pages
As shown.
entry |1 pages
As to.
entry |2 pages
Avoid.
letter B|8 pages
B
entry |2 pages
Based on, on the basis of.
entry |1 pages
Be.
entry |2 pages
Because.
entry |2 pages
Between.
entry |2 pages
Between group, within group; between-group, within-group.
entry |1 pages
Between subjects], within subjects; between-sub-ject[s], within-subjects.
entry |2 pages
Both, adjective.
entry |2 pages
Both … and.
entry |2 pages
Brain.
entry |1 pages
But.
letter C|30 pages
C
entry |1 pages
Cannot, can't.
entry |1 pages
Cf.
entry |1 pages
Collinear.
entry |3 pages
Colons.
entry |11 pages
Commas.
entry |11 pages
Comparison.
entry |3 pages
Compose, comprise.
entry |1 pages
Comprise.
entry |1 pages
Condition, conditioned.
entry |2 pages
Consistent with.
entry |5 pages
Coordination.
letter D|4 pages
D
entry |2 pages
Dashes
entry |2 pages
Degrees of freedom.
entry |1 pages
Discrimination by.
entry |1 pages
Do.
entry |1 pages
Dosage, dose.
entry |2 pages
Due to.
letter E|6 pages
E
entry |1 pages
Each.
entry |2 pages
Each vs. a, an, or the.
entry |1 pages
Easily vs. easy to.
entry |2 pages
Effects and interactions.
entry |2 pages
Either… or….
entry |2 pages
E.g.
entry |1 pages
Example.
entry |1 pages
Exclamation marks.
entry |2 pages
Experiment, experiments.
entry |1 pages
Experiments, personification of.
letter F|4 pages
F
entry |1 pages
Find, found.
entry |1 pages
Findings by, from, in, and of.
entry |2 pages
Following.
entry |2 pages
For example.
entry |2 pages
Further vs. furthermore.
letter G|3 pages
G
entry |3 pages
Generality, generalize
entry |1 pages
Gerunds
entry |1 pages
Gestalt, Gestalt
letter H|11 pages
H
entry |2 pages
Hands-on.
entry |1 pages
Having.
entry |2 pages
High-Frequency, Low-Frequency.
entry |1 pages
Hippocampal.
entry |9 pages
Hyphenated terms.
letter I|15 pages
I
entry |1 pages
Identical to.
entry |1 pages
I.e.
entry |4 pages
If…then.
entry |2 pages
Imagery.
entry |1 pages
Impact.
entry |3 pages
Imperatives or infinitives as modifiers.
entry |2 pages
Importantly.
entry |3 pages
Increase, increase with.
entry |1 pages
Independent.
entry |5 pages
-Ing words.
entry |1 pages
In order to.
entry |1 pages
Interactions.
entry |2 pages
Interesting to note.
entry |1 pages
Involve.
letter JL|2 pages
J, L
entry |1 pages
Jargon.
entry |1 pages
Latter, the.
entry |1 pages
Left-handed.
entry |1 pages
Lists in text.
entry |1 pages
Long-term.
entry |1 pages
Lowercase, uppercase.
entry |1 pages
-Ly.
letter M|18 pages
M
entry |2 pages
Maintain.
entry |3 pages
Manuscripts, preparation of.
entry |3 pages
Meaning.
entry |1 pages
Measurement, units of.
entry |1 pages
Memory for.
entry |2 pages
Method, methodology.
entry |4 pages
Mixed constructions.
entry |2 pages
Mode, modality.
entry |7 pages
Modification.
letter N|5 pages
N
entry |1 pages
Necessary.
entry |1 pages
Neither…nor…
entry |2 pages
Not…or…
entry |4 pages
Nouns and nominalization.
letter O|2 pages
O
entry |1 pages
On.
entry |1 pages
On [the] average.
entry |1 pages
One-way, two-way.
entry |2 pages
Optionally.
letter PQ|23 pages
P, Q
entry |4 pages
Parallelism.
entry |4 pages
Passive voice.
entry |1 pages
Participles, present.
entry |1 pages
Perception by.
entry |1 pages
Periods.
entry |3 pages
Personification.
entry |2 pages
Pre-.
entry |3 pages
Predication, statement.
entry |2 pages
Prior to.
entry |1 pages
Problematic.
entry |5 pages
Pronouns.
entry |1 pages
Punctuation.
entry |3 pages
Purpose.
entry |3 pages
Purpose, construction of.
entry |1 pages
Questions and question marks.
letter R|5 pages
R
entry |2 pages
Reaction time.
entry |1 pages
Reference.
entry |2 pages
Refers to.
entry |1 pages
Repeated measures.
entry |2 pages
Repetition.
entry |2 pages
Required.
entry |1 pages
Response time, response times.
entry |1 pages
Right-handed.
entry |1 pages
Run (verb and noun).
letter S|16 pages
S
entry |1 pages
Same as, the.
entry |2 pages
Same—Different.
entry |1 pages
Same, the, vs. This Same.
entry |2 pages
See (vs. CF. or E.G.).
entry |3 pages
Semicolons.
entry |1 pages
Similar to.
entry |1 pages
Since.
entry |2 pages
So That, Such That.
entry |2 pages
Spelling.
entry |1 pages
Stand-Alone.
entry |1 pages
Statement.
entry |3 pages
Stimulus-Response Language.
entry |1 pages
Study, Studies.
entry |4 pages
Style.
entry |2 pages
Subjects.
entry |1 pages
Subjunctive.
entry |2 pages
Submit.
entry |1 pages
Such That.
entry |2 pages
Support, Supportive.
letter T|11 pages
T
entry |4 pages
Tense.
entry |1 pages
Tense, present continuous.
entry |2 pages
Terms, consistency of.
entry |2 pages
That, conjunction.
entry |1 pages
That vs. which.
entry |3 pages
The.
entry |1 pages
There is, there are.
entry |1 pages
This latter, the latter.
entry |1 pages
To, in order.
entry |1 pages
to, lexical decisions to, ERPs to, etc.
entry |3 pages
Transitional words and phrases.
letter UV|4 pages
U, V
entry |1 pages
Uppercase.
entry |3 pages
Use, using.
entry |1 pages
Versus.
entry |2 pages
Via.
entry |1 pages
Viz.
letter W|8 pages
W
entry |2 pages
Where.
entry |3 pages
Which.
entry |1 pages
While.
entry |1 pages
Within group(s).
entry |1 pages
Within subjects.
entry |4 pages
Wordiness.
