{"id":44,"date":"2015-05-31T17:58:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T17:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:30:50","slug":"advice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:38px\">Advice<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">Some miscellaneous material on researching (e.g., for a paper), writing, and studying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re <span style=\"color:#951f06\">trying to do research&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/psychology-resources-online\/\">Psychology resources<\/a><\/strong><br>\nIf you want to search the web for psychology-related material, here are a few places to start.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/apa-style\/\">Citation help <\/a><\/strong><br>\nTips on citing source material found online (same as the &#8220;APA style&#8221; link at left).<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecc.edu\/depts\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MCC\u00a0Library<\/a><\/strong><br>\nOpens a new window directly to the MCC library&#8217;s online home page.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/psych.hanover.edu\/Krantz\/othera-z.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find\u00a0a psychology department<\/a><\/strong><br>\nOpens a new page. Hanover College Psychology Department&#8217;s links of psychology departments both in the U.S. and internationally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you aren&#8217;t <span style=\"color:#951f06\">an expert writer&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/apa-style\/write-your-paper\/\"><strong>How to write your psychology paper<\/strong><\/a><br>\nA short manual for writing papers in psychology.<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/apa-style\/write-intro\/\"><strong>How to write an introduction<\/strong><\/a><br>\nSome hints for writing the introductory section of a psychology paper.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/apa-style\/effective-writing\/\">Effective writing<\/a><\/strong><br>\nWhat you should be doing when you&#8217;re writing a paper.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/apa-style\/plagiarism\/\">Plagiarism<\/a><\/strong><br>\nNot just a warning: it includes some good examples to help you distinguish<br>\nplagiarism from good paraphrasing. It&#8217;s very important that you know this.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/compare-contrast\/\">Compare, contrast,&#8230;doubt<\/a><\/strong><br>\nA little insight into what we teachers want you to do when we ask you to<br>\ncompare and contrast.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/apa-style\/writing-rubric\/\">A writing rubric<\/a><\/strong><br>\nA checklist to help you analyze the quality of your written work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re not yet <span style=\"color:#951f06\">getting straight A&#8217;s&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/what-is-education\/\">What IS an education?<\/a><\/strong><br>\nMaybe you just need to give some thought to what an education is.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/how-to-get-an-a\/\">Getting an A<\/a><\/strong><br>\nSometimes, you just have to change your habits.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/distractions\/\">Are you distracted?<\/a><\/strong><br>\nMany classroom and study skills problems relate to distractions.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/when-college-is-tough\/\">When college seems tough<\/a><\/strong><br>\nOne of those fatherly lectures you might want to slog through.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samford.edu\/how-to-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A &#8220;How-to-Study&#8221; video series<\/a><\/strong><br>\nA cognitive psychologist explains study skills.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/surviving-college\/\">Surviving college<\/a><\/strong><br>\nLess fatherly advice on surviving your college experience.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/193-2\/\">Ron Blue&#8217;s study guide<\/a><\/strong><br>\nWritten by a colleague of mine&#8230; good advice for studying.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/advice\/stupid-questions\/\">Stupid questions?<\/a><\/strong><br>\nYou bet. 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