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Psychology 214.3:
Finding the Research ForYour Research Proposal
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Where are we going today ....
• Find additional references to target article in PsycINFO, FindIt!, & Google Scholar
• Tips for effectively searching PsycINFO
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Search for target article in PsycINFO
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Complete Reference
Subject Headings: controlled / standardized vocabulary assigned by a human. Search by these headings!Test & Measures: identifies test used in study – use these for your proposal.
Cited References: great source for additional research.
Find SimilarSearches for other records in the database which contain related words and synonyms in their titles.
Find Citing Articles
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Search for target article in Google Scholar
Customize your Google Scholar settings to
enable FindIt! (handout).See who else has cited
your article & other related references.
Psychology Research Guidehttp://libguides.usask.ca/
psychology
Are there gender differences in the useof social networking sites, suchas Facebook® , by adolescence?
Sample Research Question
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1. Identify key concepts
2. Enter concepts one at a time and identify appropriate subject heading(s)
3. Combine searches using AND
4. Limit your search
5. Evaluate your results
6. Save / email your results
Steps to Searching PsycINFO Effectively
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PsycINFO Help
PsycINFO tab:• Help guides• YouTube videos• Screen shots
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Questions
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