Address all parts of the prompt. Use research and empirical evidence to support all points. Be concise and clear. Use active voice instead of passive wherever possible. passive: The experiment was ...

I taught my first psychology class in 1994—and I almost always include some kind of paper assignment in each of my classes. Quick math says that I have probably read nearly 2,000 student papers. I ...

Note: Many of these ideas are from an unpublished paper by Daryl Bem on writing psychology articles. "I learned to use three particularly valuable practices to teach writing. "First, by talking about ...

Address all parts of the prompt. Be concise and clear. Use active voice instead of passive wherever possible. Passive: The experiment was conducted by Roberts. Active: Roberts conducted the experiment ...