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Welcome to the Psychology Research Guide

By using this Research Guide, you will locate articles, books, tests, and data for your research interests. Additionally, you will identify citation management tools and APA 7 practice tests and presentations.

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Information on this Research Guide is curated by Social Science librarians at Florida State University. Solicited information from outside sources is not included in this Research Guide.

Key Resources

APA PsycInfo (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
ProQuest online version of Psychological Abstracts, 1887 to present. Covers journal articles, book chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations, in psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines. Some links to full text.
Subject coverage:
Applied psychology
Communication systems
Developmental psychology
Educational psychology
Experimental human and animal psychology
Personality
Psychological and physical disorders
Physiological psychology and neuroscience
Professional personnel and issues
Psychometrics and statistics
Social psychology
Social processes and issues
Sports psychology and leisure
Treatment and prevention

Resource URL: http://search.proquest.com/psycinfo/advanced?accountid=4840
Abbreviation: psycinfo
Vendor: ProQuest
Coverage: 1887–Current
Subjects: African-American Studies, Art Therapy, Communication, Communication Disorders, Early Childhood Education, Educational Psychology, Exceptional Student Education, Higher Education, Hospitality, Human Development & Family Science, Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies, Linguistics, Medicine, Music Education, Music Therapy, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work, Sociocultural and International Education, Sociology, Urban and Regional Planning, Women's and Gender Studies
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
MEDLINE (PubMed) This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises over 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed also provides access to additional relevant web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources. PubMed links to full-text articles to which FSU has a subscription.
Subjects:
clinical medicine
dentistry
education
experimental medicine
health services administration
nursing
nutrition
pathology
psychiatry
toxicology
veterinary medicine

Tutorials:
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Resource URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=fsumlib
Abbreviation: medline-pm
Vendor: National Library of Medicine
Coverage: 1965–Current
Subjects: Communication Disorders, Exceptional Student Education, Human Development & Family Science, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Web of Science includes Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Links to some full text.
Tutorials:
Web of Science LibGuide

Resource URL: https://webofknowledge.com/WOS
Abbreviation: webofsci
Vendor: Clarivate Analytics
Subjects: *General Science, *General / Multi-Subject, Engineering
Type: Citation Management, Indexes / Catalogs
Psychological Experiments Online This link opens in a new window
Psychological Experiments Online is a multimedia collection that synthesizes psychological experiments of the 20th and 21st centuries, fostering deeper levels of understanding for students and scholars alike. These experiments have far-reaching impacts on fields as diverse as sociology, business, advertising, economics, political science, law, ethics, and the arts.
Resource URL: http://search.alexanderstreet.com/pexp
Abbreviation: peo
Vendor: Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company
Coverage: 19622013
Subjects: Communication, Psychology
Type: E-Book Collections, Historical / Primary Sources, Images, Streaming Video

While these sources are comprehensive and recommended, you can find more psychology databases to search here.

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