Psychology: Research Methods (PSY33-214)|

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• Produced by the American Psychological Association, contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, edited books, dissertations and reports published internationally in the field of psychology.
• It has many search options provided for focusing on the precise nature of the information you are looking for. You can define by publication type, age group, population group, document type, methodology (empirical studies and literature reviews), and tests and measures, to name a few.
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• PsycINFO does NOT include popular sources (Psychology Today, Time, etc). This ensures you will find only scholarly sources, but if you are looking for popular publications, try Academic Complete or another general database.
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Sample Searches

• How to Find Three Peer-Reviewed Empirical Journal Articles in PsycINFO How to
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• Using the Author Affiliation field
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• Using the Classification Codes 
• Using the Methodology Limiter in PsycINFO on EBSCOhost 

Tests and Measures​

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