PSYC 2301 @ NLC Library
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HANDOUTS
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DEFINITIONS
Empirical - How do you know?
Empirical method: any method of conducting an investigation that relies upon experimentation and systematic observations rather than theoretical speculation. (APA Dictionary of Psychology)
Correlational - How do you know?
Correlational study: a study of relationships between two or more variables. (APA Dictionary of Psychology)
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Is it SCHOLARLY or POPULAR: What's the difference?
- What does Peer Reviewed mean? (Credit: "Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review." (2005). The Onion. April 20, 2005, Issue 41, p.16.
Retrieved June 2, 2009 from www.theonion.com)
ACTIVITY: Research Practice
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ACTIVITY: Empirical or not?
1. Feeny, N., Danielson, C., Schwartz, L., Youngstrom, E., & Findling, R. (2006, October). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for bipolar disorders in adolescents: A pilot study. Bipolar Disorders, 8(51), 508-515. doi:10.1111/j.1399-5618.2006.00358.x
2. Mesmer, M. (2008). Mary and Mark: Couples therapy with a female batterer and her husband. Intimate partner and family abuse: A casebook of gender-inclusive therapy (pp. 93-116). New York, NY US: Springer Publishing Co. Retrieved August 31, 2009, from PsycINFO database.
3. Velde, B., Cipriani, J., & Fisher, G. (2005, March). Resident and therapist views of animal-assisted therapy: Implications for occupational therapy practice. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 52(1), 43-50. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1630.2004.00442.x
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ELECTRONIC DATABASES
Psychology databases:
General Databases:
Proxy log-in - How to access the database from off-campus computers.
SEARCH STRATEGIES
- Limiters - Peer-reviewed, Peer-reviewed journal, Date, Publication year: 2000, Methodology: Empirical study
- Full-text
- Boolean - AND, OR, NOT /see Subjects column in result list
- Field searching - Subject (Look up the subject in the thesaurus or subjects before you limit to subject field)
- Quotation marks for exact phrase
- Asterisk to retrieve all forms of a word: correlat* retrieves correlate; correlational; correlated; etc.
OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???
Cite your source in APA format:
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