We offer over 20 guides to writing scientific papers, using APA citation format, writing personal statements for graduate school, taking essay exams, and avoiding plagiarism.

Writing guides are available at the Psychology Writing Center. Titles with icons next to them can be downloaded with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free).

RECOMMENDED WRITING GUIDES FOR:
All UW psychology courses
Psych 209: Fundamentals of Research in Psychology
Lab/W courses (Psych 330,331, 332)
GENERAL
Writing center hours and map	(35 KB)
Index of writing guides	(9 KB)
Recommended writing guides for psychology courses	(12 KB)
Annual report (2004-2005)	(316 KB)
UW Writing Centers
The UW Writing ("W") Requirement
SCIENTIFIC WRITING & APA FORMAT
Style points for scientific writing	(16 KB)
Bem: Writing the empirical journal article
Writing an APA empirical (lab) report	(28 KB)
APA lab report template	(16 KB)
Writing a psychology literature review	(24 KB)
Summarizing a research article	(16 KB)
Reporting statistical results in APA format	(12 KB)
Creating tables in APA format	(32 KB)
CITATIONS
APA guide to citing electronic media
APA citations: a guide for psychology undergraduates (with exercises)	(24 KB)
Key to APA citations exercises	(12 KB)
APA citations: condensed guide	(6 KB)
AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
How and when to cite	(11 KB)
UW statement of academic responsibility	(16 KB)
Something Borrowed (Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker 11/22/04)	(107 KB)
PERSONAL STATEMENTS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL	(12 KB)
GENERAL WRITING
Participating in peer review (NEW!)	(120 KB)
What is an annotated bibliography?
How to make an outline	(12 KB)
Apostrophes	(9 KB)
EXAMS & ASSIGNMENTS
Taking essay exams	(10 KB)
'Critique' vs. 'examine': following directions	(9 KB)