(What is the difference
between popular magazines and scholarly journals or “peer-reviewed” journals?)
Psychology
and Behavioral Sciences Collection - on campus or off-campus w/ library
card
Full-text
psychology and behavioral science journal articles
- To search for more
than one "concept", click on Advanced Search below the
Search box
- In the “Search
modes” selection area, select “Boolean/Phrase”
by clicking the appropriate button
- To limit the
search to scholarly
journals,
check the "Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals" box (in
"Limit your results" area, at right)
- To find research
studies, click in the first search box and enter the words: study
OR research
- In the second
search box, type the search word(s) for the first concept related to your
topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept,
e.g. parents OR mothers OR fathers. Use an *
to search for multiple words from the same root, e.g. child*
will find articles with the words: child or children.
- On the third
line, type the search word(s) for the second concept related to your
topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept.
- Click the “Search” button to begin a search
- When the results
page is displayed, click on an article title to see detailed information
and a summary of the article.
- To see the
full-text of an article, click on PDF
Full Text or HTML Full Text
at the left of the detailed information page
- Once you find
one article specifically on your topic, click on any relevant subject
headings (near the top of the article page) to find more articles on
that topic.
- To find research
studies:
Look for articles in scholarly
journals
that include the following sections:
- Literature
review:
unlabelled introductory section that discusses
previous research on the same topic
- Method(s) (may
include "Procedure", "Participants",
"Measures", etc.) - always labeled
- Results - always
labeled
- Discussion - always
labeled
- To print or
e-mail an article, click on the print or e-mail buttons at the right of
the article.
Gale
PowerSearch database on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Articles
from magazines, journals, newspapers and reference books.
- To search for
more than one "concept", click on Advanced Search on the
navigation bar near the top of the page
- To search only
for articles that include the full text (the whole article) in the
database, make sure the "documents with full text" box
under "Limit the results" (below the text entry boxes) is
checked
- To limit the
search to scholarly
journals,
check the "peer-reviewed publications" box under "Limit the results"
- To find research
studies, click in the first search box and enter the word: study
OR research
- In the second
search box, type the search word(s) for the first concept related to your
topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept.
Use an * to search for multiple words from the same root, e.g. child*
will find articles with the words: child or children.
- On the third line,
type the search word(s) for the second concept related to your topic. Type
an OR between synonymous words for the same concept.
- Once you find
one article specifically on your topic, click on any relevant subject
headings (near the bottom of the article page) to find more articles
on that topic.
- To find research
studies:
Look for articles in scholarly
journals
that include the following sections:
- Literature
review:
unlabelled introductory section that discusses
previous research on the same topic
- Methods (may
include "Procedure", "Participants",
"Measures", etc.) - always labeled
- Results - always
labeled
- Discussion - always
labeled
- To print or
e-mail an article, click on the print or e-mail icons on the task bar near
the top of the page.
Google
Scholar: Google’s academic search engine accesses a wide range of academic articles, books,
abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies,
online repositories, and universities.
The majority of sources are usually abstracts (summaries) of articles, which do not provide the
full-text of the article (or a significant charge is required for the full
article). In many cases, you may be able to retrieve the full-text of these
articles by using the Skyline College Library Article
Delivery Service.
To search for multiple concepts, use ORs between words for the same concept,
quotes around phrases, parentheses around each concept, and ANDs between
concepts, e.g. (study OR research) AND (“child development”) AND (“single mother” OR
“single parent” OR “single father”)
HighWire: HighWire
Press is an online journal publisher and database of over 200 academic science
journals. Some of the journals available through HighWire
provide free access to the full text of some of their articles--either all back
issues before a specific date or all articles for a limited trial period. To see a list of
their psychiatry and psychology journals and articles, click here.
PsycLine: Links to Psychology
Journals' Websites: Search for websites
of psychology journals. Note: This search facility helps you to locate websites
of journals. Do not use this site to search for journal articles.
If you are looking for the full-text of a specific article from a particular
journal, free full-text articles from back-issues are sometimes (not
usually) available from the journal's web site
The World Wide Web
Virtual Library List of Psychology Journals: Similar to previous
site. Alphabetical arrangement.
Electronic Journals and Conference
Papers: A comprehensive list
of links to psychology-related journals (many in full text) and some conference
proceedings (from Hanover
College).
The American Psychiatric Publishing Group
(APPG)
has some journals available online. Each journal provides tables of contents,
abstracts, and a bibliographic search utility. A few journals offer some
full-text articles.
APA PsycNET: Pay-per-article database of full text of
articles from APA (American Psychology Association) journals and EPF
(Educational Publishing Foundation) journals, most from 1985 to the present.
Free abstracts, $11.95 per article.
Books:
The
PLS Online Catalog is the online
catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula
Library Sytem. After clicking on the link above to
access the catalog, follow the steps below:
- Type search
words (title, author and/or subject) in the first search box & click
Submit.
- The search
results will show books and other materials in all libraries in the PLS
system.
- To Limit your results
to books at Skyline College Library, scroll down to Limit to: Location:
pull-down menu below the search boxes, scroll down in the Location:
pull-down menu, select Skyline
College & then
click the Submit button.
Psychology Topics Lists
APA Psychology
Topics
– from the American Psychological Association
Mental Health Topics – from the National
Institute of Mental Health
Recommended Web Sites
General Sites || Mental
Health Sites || Child
Development Sites ||
Other Special Topic Sites || Full
Text Resources ||
Professional
Organizations & Associations || Psychology
Departments
General Sites & Directories
Encyclopedia of Psychology
Current Topics in Psychology
Classics in the History of Psychology
AllPsych Online: The
Virtual Psychology Classroom
Psychology
Directory : Amoeba Web
Introduction to Psychology
APA
The site of the American Psychological
Association.
Mental Health Sites
Mental
Help Net
Comprehensive
guide to mental health online. Covers information on disorders; such as
depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic fatigue syndrome, substance abuse,
and other addictions; professional resources in psychology; psychiatry and
social work; journals; and self-help magazines.
National
Institute of Mental Health
The
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) , is part
of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the United States
Government. NIH is a component of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Who's Who in
Mental Health on the Web
"Membership is free and voluntary and
offers you the opportunity to increase your visibility as a professional, to
network with others who share your interests, and to inform the public of your
specific skills and interests."
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
"This site is designed to serve both AACAP
Members, and Parents and Families...information on child and adolescent
psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and caregivers, AACAP membership, current
research, practice guidelines, managed care information, awards and fellowship
descriptions, meeting information, and much more."
Child and Adolescent Development
From Mental
Health Net, which offers other psychology resources.
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Theory into Practice Database (TIP) -
http://www.gwu.edu/~tip/index.html Put together by an online education
consultant with a PhD in educational psychology, the database contains
descriptions of 50 theories relevant to human learning and instruction. Each
description includes the following sections: overview, scope/application,
example, principles, and references. Relationships between theories are identified
by highlighted text within articles. These relationships can be connections
between specific theories or to concepts that underly
a number of theories. The theories are also indexed according to content domain
and type of learning. Some theories also include brief video clips. [Note: to
view these clips, you need a Quicktime viewer and
plenty of disk space/time to download!]
GMU's Online
Resources for Developmental Psychology
George Mason University's Online Resources
for Developmental Psychology, an organized, accessible, and expert reviewed
collection of useful websites for teaching and learning about human
development."
National
Network for Child Care – Early Childhood--Selected Literature
Also available on the site are resources and links.
Children,
Youth & Families Education & Research Network (CYFERnet)
Society for
Research in Child Development
This site includes links to publications,
information on membership, job postings and announcements, and more.
Zero to
Three
From the National Center for Infants,
Toddlers & Families, a national non-profit charitable organization whose
mission is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to
promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers. Provides information
for parents and practitioners.
Societies, Organizations, and Associations
American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
The American Academy
of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization and was established in 1953. The AACAP is a membership based
organization, composed of over 6,300 child and adolescent psychiatrists and
other interested physicians. AACAP's members actively research, evaluate,
diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders and pride themselves on giving
direction to and responding quickly to new developments in addressing the
health care needs of children and their families.
American Academy
of Psychoanalysis
The American Academy
of Psychoanalysis is a national professional organization of medical
psychoanalysts. Fellows of the Academy are graduate psychoanalysts. Other
membership categories are Scientific Associates, Psychiatric Associates, and
Candidate Members.
American
Association of Suicidology
The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is dedicated to the understanding and
prevention of suicide. AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, and
education and training for professionals and volunteers. In addition, AAS
serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide. The membership
of AAS includes mental health professionals, researchers, suicide prevention
and crisis intervention centers, school districts, crisis center volunteers,
survivors of suicide, and a variety of lay persons who have an interest in
suicide prevention. AAS is a not-for-profit organization.
American Board
of Forensic Psychology
Information on Forensic Psychology - Includes
a list of University programs in Forensic Psychology.
American
Medical Association
The web site of the American Medical
Association (AMA) whose work includes the development and promotion of
standards in medical practice, research, and education; strong advocacy agenda
on behalf of patients and physicians; and the commitment to providing accurate,
timely information and discourse on matters important to the health of America.
American
Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association is a
medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its 40,500 U.S. and
international physicians specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental
and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders.
American
Psychoanalytic Association
The American Psychoanalytic Association is a
professional organization of psychoanalysts throughout the United States.
The Association is comprised of Affiliate Societies and Training Institutes in
many cities and has about 3,000 individual members. The Association is a
Regional Association of the International Psychoanalytical Association.
The American
Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA),
in Washington, DC,
is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology
in the United States
and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership
includes more than 155,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and
students. Through its divisions in 50 subfields of psychology and affiliations
with 59 state, territorial, and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to
advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting
human welfare.
American
Psychological Association of Graduate Students
This web site is the home page of the
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS). APAGS is the
official graduate student organization of APA, home to 31,000 graduate and
undergraduate students in psychology.
American
Psychological Society
The American Psychological Society (APS),
founded in 1988, is the most active and rapidly growing scientific society in
the world dedicated to advancing the best of scientific psychology in research,
application, and the improvement of the human condition. APS members are a
diverse group of the world's foremost scientists and academics, working
individually and together across the broad span of knowledge encompassed by
basic and applied psychological science.
American Psychological
Society Student Caucus
The American Psychological Society Student Causus (APSCC) is an organization which acts as a voice for
students in APS policy decisions and as a national networking and informational
source. The APSCC consists of 50 chapters nationwide with the number growing
each year.
Association
for Behavior Analysis
The Association for Behavior Analysis is
dedicated to promoting the experimental, theoretical, and applied analysis of
behavior. The ABA
encompasses contemporary scientific and social issues, theoretical advances,
and the dissemination of professional and public information. ABA is a
membership organization that provides a forum for twenty-one special interest
groups, maintains a mutually beneficial relationship with thirty-six affiliated
chapters located around the world, and organizes an annual convention.
Association
for Death Education and Counseling
The Association for Death Education and
Counseling (ADEC) is an international, multidisciplinary organization dedicated
to improving the quality of education, counseling and care-giving pertaining to
dying, death, grief and loss; to promoting the development and interchange of
related theory and research; and to providing support, stimulation and
encouragement to its members and those studying and working in related fields.
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
Online index of tests and test reviews from
the Buros Institute
Cognitive
Neuroscience Society
Since its founding in 1994, the Cognitive
Neuroscience Society has been dedicated to bringing its 1000 worldwide members
the latest research and dialogues, so that thoughtful analysis can take place
within both public and professional circles. The Society's members, who are
engaged in research that is related to the general areas of perception and
cognition, are connected to a vast network of cutting-edge information. This
information is presented, at the Society's member-supported annual scientific
conference of international members and colleagues, by well
known and respected leaders in the field. This three-day program of
speakers, panels, and posters addresses various aspects of cognitive
neuroscience education and research.
Human Behavior
and Evolution Society
The
Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) is an interdisciplinary,
international society of researchers from the social and biological sciences
who use evolutionary theory to discover human nature (including evolved
cognitive, behavioral, emotional and sexual adaptations). The Society was
formed in 1988 and promotes the exchange of ideas and research findings using
evolutionary theory, including studies of animal behavior, to better understand
human nature.
International
Association of Applied Psychology
The International Association of Applied
Psychology is the oldest international association of psychologists. Founded in
1920, the Association now has more than 2.000 members from more than 70
countries. The Association's goal is to establish contact between those who, in
different countries, devote themselves to scientific work in the various fields
of applied psychology, and to advance the study and achievement of means likely
to contribute to the scientific and social development in these fields.
International
Psychoanalytical Association
The International Psychoanalytical
Association (IPA) is the world's primary psychoanalytic accrediting and
regulatory body, with its beginnings in the roots of psychoanalysis itself. The
IPA works in partnership with its Component Organizations to train, support and
network psychoanalysts, developing clinical, educational and research programmes suited to each particular locale. Additionally,
the IPA organizes conferences and congresses, fosters the creation of new
psychoanalytical groups, publishs monographs and
newsletters, and functions as a focus for information on all aspects of
professional psychoanalytic life.
International
Society for the Study of Dissociation
Includes membership information, conference
information, and lists publications.
International
Society of Political Psychology
The web site of the International Society of
Political Psychology (ISPP) whose purpose is to facilitate communication across
disciplinary, geographic and political boundaries among scholars, concerned
individuals in government and public posts, the communications media, and
elsewhere who have a scientific interest in the relationship between politics
and psychological processes. ISPP seeks to advance the quality of scholarship
in political psychology and to increase the usefulness of work in political
psychology.
International
Society on Infant Studies
The International Society on Infant Studies
(ISIS) promotes research in applied and basic aspects of infant development.
Some of the areas of this research include sensation, perception, cognition,
emotion, and language both in normal and abnormal development. Membership in
the society is open to the scientific community. Professionals with an advanced
degree (beyond the B.A.) and students engaged in the process of obtaining an
advanced degree in the area of infant development are eligible for membership.
Jean Piaget Society : Society for the Study of Knowledge and
Development.
The Jean Piaget Society, established in 1970,
has an international, interdisciplinary membership of scholars, teachers and
researchers interested in exploring the nature of the developmental
construction of human knowledge. The Society was named in honor of the Swiss developmentalist, Jean Piaget, who made major theoretical
and empirical contributions to our understanding of the origins and evolution
of knowledge. The Society's aim is to provide an open forum, through symposia,
books, and other publications, for the presentation and discussion of scholarly
work on issues related to human knowledge and its development. The Society
further encourages the application of advances in the understanding of
development to education and other domains.
National
Association of School Psychologists
The web site of the National Association of
School Psychologists (NASP). The NASP is the largest association of school
psychologists in the world. Over 19,000 members of NASP strive to assure that
all children grow up in educationally and psychologically healthy environments
by promoting research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance
independence, and promote optimal learning for all individuals. This is
accomplished through caring professional service, state of the art research and
training, advocacy, and ongoing program evaluation.
Psychology Departments
Psychology Departments
From Hanover College.
Psychology Departments on
the Web
From PsychWeb.
General Health Reference Information
Medline Plus Health
Information
General
health information from the National Library of Medicine
Merck Manual of
Diagnosis and Therapy
"The
Merck Manual" is "the textbook of medicine most widely used by health
care professionals."
MedicineNet.com:
Diseases & Conditions
Quality
information on an extensive number of diseases and conditions. Do not
click on "Sponsored Results".
Sample Research Questions in Experimental
Psychology
What effect does early exposure to art and music have on the psychological
and cognitive development of children?
What effect does the food we eat have on our moods?
What effect does physical exercise have on our moods?
What are the psychological effects of pet ownership on the elderly?
What are the effects of moderate alcohol consumption on
problem-solving? On memory?
How do our motives and values influence our perceptions?
How does group pressure influence one’s judgment?
How effective is hypnosis in treating phobias (claustrophobia, agoraphobia,
arachnophobia, social anxiety, etc.)
What effect does meditation have on depression and other negative mental
states?
APA (American Psychological Association) Citation Style
A Concise
Guide to APA Style
APA Exercise
APA format on
the Research and Documentation Online website
APA
Interactive Module
APA
Tutorial (from University of Southern Mississippi)
What is the
difference between a bibliography and a reference page in a research paper?
For more detailed information on APA citation style, you may refer to the APA
Publication Manual, located on the “Ready Reference” shelf, behind the
Reference Desk in Skyline Library.
APA Research Paper Style
The Basics
of APA Style
APA
Style Help
Purdue Online Writing
Lab (OWL): A Formatting and Style Guide
Article for Black Psychology course:
Article
on Shooter Bias: “Police Officer’s Dilemma: Using Ethnicity to Disambiguate
Potentially Threatening Individuals”
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