In order to find a reference in PsycINFO you have to look up the reference using
A) a key phrase.
B) the author of the article.
C) either a key phrase or author.
D) the exact title.
The best publication for doing a complete literature search to find out what has been done in a particular research area of psychology is
A) PsycINFO.
B) Contemporary Psychology.
C) Professional Psychology.
D) American Psychologist.
The primary source where original research is usually first reported is
A) PsycINFO.
B) Psychological Bulletin.
C) a journal article.
D) textbooks.
When research is reported, the sources it might appear in, listed in chronological order, are
A) PsycINFO, journal publication, texts, Psychological Bulletin.
B) Psychological Bulletin, texts, journal publication, PsycINFO.
C) texts, PsycINFO, Psychological Bulletin, journal publication.
D) journal publication, PsycINFO, Psychological Bulletin, texts.
It is important to do a literature search before doing your experiment. Why?
A) to find out if anyone has done a similar experiment
B) to find out how your experiment fits into the body of knowledge
C) to avoid making the same mistakes others have made in attacking the problem
D) all of the choices are good reasons
Social Sciences Citation Index will allow you to find out which articles have cited a particular article.
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MEDLINE can be used to search for articles containing basic scientific findings in experimental psychology.
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When using multiple key phrases to Search PsycINFO you will have a more restrictive search (find fewer entries) if you link the phrases with or than with and.
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The abstract found using PsycINFO is usually all you have to read when doing a thorough literature search.
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It is possible to search the abstracts listed in PsycINFO using either the author's name or key phrases.
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