{"id":33515,"date":"2024-09-27T22:19:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T22:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/rewriting-a-psychology-article-about-selfie-expectancies-and-social-appearance-to-someone-not-in-the-field\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T22:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T22:19:48","slug":"rewriting-a-psychology-article-about-selfie-expectancies-and-social-appearance-to-someone-not-in-the-field","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/rewriting-a-psychology-article-about-selfie-expectancies-and-social-appearance-to-someone-not-in-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewriting a psychology article about selfie expectancies and social appearance to someone not in the field."},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this assignment, you will practice conveying specialized information in an understandable way to non-<\/span>
psychologists. You will select a scientific paper from the primary literature and rewrite it for the general public, thus<\/span>
taking information written for a specialized academic audience and explaining it so that an educated lay person will<\/span>
not only be able to understand it, but will be interested enough in it to keep reading. You do not have to (and in fact,<\/span>
should not) summarize every aspect of the article, but only those details that are necessary for the major points of the<\/span>
article to be understood.<\/span>
Who will your audience be?<\/span> <\/span>Once you have identified your topic, consider what population you would like to<\/span>
share this information with or who might benefit from reading what you write. Is it college students, a particular<\/span>
identity group, clinicians, parents, doctors, a particular population of people who suffer from a particular mental<\/span>
health disorder? You will direct your writing to them, referencing things that are relevant to their interests or<\/span>
identity. In general, let us assume that our audience is an intelligent layperson, such as someone who might pick up<\/span>
the New York Times or similar publication. Don\u2019t assume that your reader has any specialized knowledge of your<\/span>
field. It may help to visualize someone you know that has not had any training in psychology (family members?<\/span>
friends?).<\/span>
Specific writing goals:<\/span>
The goal of this assignment is to<\/span> <\/span>actively engage and effectively communicate scientific information to a<\/span>
general audience.<\/span>
To achieve this goal, focus on the following:<\/span>
\uffff<\/span> <\/span>To engage the reader, open with a strong hook so that they will want to continue reading your article.<\/span>
\uffff<\/span> <\/span>Use an appealing tone throughout the piece. How can this information be made more appetizing and<\/span>
exciting to someone who may not have a strong background in this field?<\/span>
\uffff<\/span> <\/span>Pay particular attention to vocabulary. Will your reader know the jargon or acronyms common in your<\/span>
field? Do you NEED to use that jargon or those acronyms, or can you find another way to say it that is still<\/span>
accurate?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\uffff<\/span> <\/span>Remember that you do not have to summarize every bit of information in your article. What are the main<\/span>
points? Try to give the reader a good sense of the study that you are describing without drowning them in<\/span>
unnecessary detail.<\/span>
\uffff<\/span> <\/span>And above all, make sure that you are accurately representing science!<\/span>
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Submitting your final paper:<\/span>
For the final draft, submit the following two items in a single document through the TurnItIn link o<\/span>
\u2212<\/span> <\/span>Reflect on the overall process of the paper, including generating each draft, the peer review process, the<\/span>
revising process, and finalizing your draft for submission. Consider any challenges, your strengths and<\/span>
weaknesses, and how you might improve on the process in the future.<\/span>
\uffff<\/span> <\/span>Provide a general remark on the peer comments that you received and how you responded to these<\/span>
comments, including what major changes you made. You may elect not to take specific pieces of<\/span>
advice; describe and defend that decision in your letter. (When psychologists and neuroscientists<\/span>
submit manuscripts and revisions to journals, they write to the journal editor in this way.)<\/span>
\uffff<\/span> <\/span>Identify any additional improvements to the paper above and beyond what your peers suggested.<\/span>
(2) Your final paper, carefully proofread so that spelling and grammatical errors are eliminated. T<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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