For this course, you'll be completing a few assignments* related to the field and practice of social psychology. This guide offers some strategies to make your research quick, effective and useful.
Following the guidance given here, students will be successful if they can:
identify keywords/subjects that describe the research paper topic
create a preliminary search strategy
revise search strategy as needed
evaluate and select appropriate scholarly sources
identify a test/measure for use in methodology of research project
*Check your syllabus for more details about your assignments.
Bibliographic database of scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences APA PsycInfo covers journals, books, reviews, and dissertations.
Topics include:
Biological and Developmental Processes
Behavioral Neuroscience
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement
Developmental Psychology
GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry
Journal of Comparative Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition
Journal of Psychophysiology
Neuropsychology
Psychology and Aging
Clinical
Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
European Journal of Psychological Assessment
International Journal of Play Therapy
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Journal of Latina/o Psychology
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Psychoanalytic Psychology
Psychological Assessment
Psychological Services
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Psychology of Violence
Psychotherapy
Rorschachiana
Schizophrenia Bulletin
Training and Education in Professional Psychology
Cognitive/Learning/Education
Dreaming
Journal of Educational Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology
School Psychology Quarterly
Core
American Psychologist
Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
History of Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Nordic Psychology
Psychological Bulletin
Psychological Methods
Psychological Review
Review of General Psychology
Translational Issues in Psychological Science
Zeitschrift für Psychologie
Human Resources/Industrial/Organizational/Management
Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research
Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Journal of Personnel Psychology
Health
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Families, Systems, & Health
Health Psychology
International Journal of Stress Management
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Rehabilitation Psychology
Social Psychology and Social Processes
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Asian American Journal of Psychology
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Emotion
Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice
Journal of Family Psychology
Journal of Latina/o Psychology
Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Motivation Science
Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
Psychology of Men & Masculinity
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
Social Psychology
Resource URL: http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/search
Abbreviation: psyapa
Vendor: American Psychological Association
Coverage: 1894–Current
Subjects: Art Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Psychology, Exceptional Student Education, Human Development & Family Science, Higher Education, Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies, Medicine, Music Education, Psychology, Sociology, Sport Psychology, Teacher Education
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
This search engine searches for scholarly research across many disciplines and sources. By starting your Google search from the FSU pages, the results will link to FSU-owned full-text.
Assessment is the key to refining our craft, so please feel free to let us know how you feel about conducting research after attending the class session, or clicking through this guide.
Please choose one answer below that best represents your thoughts on this session/guide.
I learned something new: 2 votes (16.67%)
I never knew the library could help me with research: 0 votes (0%)
I didn't learn anything new: 1 votes (8.33%)
Google Scholar is all I'll ever need: 0 votes (0%)
I would benefit from more research help this semester: 2 votes (16.67%)
I wish I were still in bed: 1 votes (8.33%)
I learned a few things, but had already heard some of this: 2 votes (16.67%)
I have a better understanding of how to find and use the resources I need for the research related assignments in this course: 1 votes (8.33%)
I learned something that I could apply outside of this course: 3 votes (25%)
