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100 Dissertation Mistakes: A Collection of Errors, Fallacies, Myths, and Misperceptions
by John Garger
You’re going to love the way John Garger approaches dissertations. He is a dissertation coach with a sense of humor and a way of drawing out the practical side of student research that embodies The Science Survival Academy's dedication to Teaching, Learning, and Growing. 100 Dissertation Mistakes: A Collection of Errors, Fallacies, Myths, and Misperceptions is a must-read for all doctoral students in the midst of their dissertations. This book demystifies the most common errors that doctoral students make during their dissertations, especially the ones that pop up after it is too late to do something about them. The 100 mistakes in this book represent hundreds of hours of dissertation coaching that would cost thousands of dollars, packed into a convenient tome for reference. Understand the most common fallacies and misperceptions that doctoral students hold while writing their dissertations so more time is spent on research and less on revision.
Cognitive Biases and other Phenomena that Alter Memory, Judgement, and Behavior
by John Garger
Decisions, both conscious and unconscious, are affected by more than just contextual factors. Put two people in the same situation and you might observe very different thoughts, decisions, and behaviors. Such is the domain of cognitive biases. In this book, John Garger examines the intricate world of the hidden forces that alter human perceptions and decisions. Drawing from the consensus that researchers and social scientists have achieved in psychology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, and other scientific literature, John demystifies the startling ways in which the human mind deceives. From the illusion of control to the tyranny of confirmation bias, he uncovers the psychological shortcuts and distortions that cloud judgment and lead people to make the decisions they make daily. In a world overflowing with information, the mind is not always the reliable compass people believe it to be. “Cognitive Biases” delves deep into the labyrinth of the mind, revealing the hidden forces that shape cognitions, choices, and actions.
Removing Redundancies from Scholarly Writing: A Guide to Writing Better Journal Articles, Dissertations, and Theses
by John Garger
Everything you need to identify and remove redundancies from scholarly writing. Scholarly writing is difficult because few graduate programs include formal instruction on how to expose research through writing. In addition, most students and researchers read scholarly works for content, not structure, grammar, and exposition. The result is scholarly authors who are surrounded by the writing they wish to emulate, but who do not know how to recognize and apply the principles of scholarly writing. This book provides an overview of writing found in journal articles, dissertations, and theses, a discussion of redundancies found in all types of prose, including scholarly writing, multiple ways to learn to accommodate learning styles, and 300 examples of the most common redundancies that appear in scholarly writing. Both practical and transformative, Removing Redundancies from Scholarly Writing teaches researchers how to produce journal articles, dissertations, and theses that are concise, clear, accurate, and reliable—the hallmarks of scholarly writing. Every researcher from student to veteran author will benefit from the approach to removing redundancies this book offers.