This writing guide offers students an engaging, accessible introduction to the conventions of writing in the psychology discipline. Its straightforward, user-friendly style provides a thorough overview of academic writing in psychology. Based on the latest edition of the APA Publication Manual, this text is accompanied by a CD-Rom with activities to encourage a hands-on approach to learning APA style. It is a perfect companion to the author\'s best selling undergraduate Introductory Psychology text in the Australian market "Psychology - Australian and New Zealand edition" FEATURES OF THE WRITING GUIDE i? Frequently Asked Questions begin each chapter and stimulate thinking and encourage students to actively search for answers as they read i? Checklists at the end of the chapter summarise the material and allow students to test themselves before moving ahead i? The end of chapter study guide contains a wealth of student activities FEATURES OF THE CD-ROM i? The interactive exercises on the CD are linked back to the relevant chapters in the writing guide and are divided into three main types: reference exercises, title page exercises and citations in text exercises i? In addition, there is an introductory section that includes a rationale for the exercises, a hint facility whereby students can refer back to the writing guide for further support, a site help link and a user support section, providing a checklist for each of the style exercises NEW FEATURES OF THIS EDITION i? Enhanced coverage of web research and referencing i? Based on market feedback, the text will now be spiral bound with handy chapter tabs. This will allow students to even more easily use the guide as a ready reference to check that their own written work conforms to APA style i? Available to be packaged at a reduced price with the author\'s best selling undergraduate Introductory Psychology text in the Australian market "Psychology - Australian and New Zealand edition"