PS 101/PS 213: Exploring Psychology Research

Welcome to the Library's research guide for exploring psychology research. This is primarily designed to support coursework in PS 101 and PS 213, but could support you in other psychology classes as well. 

What is this guide for?

In PS 101, this guide can support you with your journal article and critical thinking paper assignment. This assignment aims to engage you in psychology research. You will learn valuable research and critical thinking skills throughout this process that you will be able to apply to future academic work in any area of study as well as in understanding psychology and social issues you encounter outside of an academic context. 

In PS 213, this will help you explore research and find articles on the topics you are studying and writing about throughout the course.

What does this guide cover?

• Tips for developing or choosing a topic to study
• Where to find scholarly articles in library collections
• How to search in scholarly databases
• The structure of scholarly articles 
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