Communications and Writing Center Resources: Psychology

The psychology students are usually looking for research study articles. In identifying these articles, look for:

• indications that the writer actually did a study, including details of who they studied and how they did their study. This section is often labelled Methods
• data -- often arranged in tables or graphs
• A discussion of what the data means, often labelled Results or Discussion.
• A long list of references at the end.

There is a lot more information on finding research studies at http://libguides.valenciacollege.edu/psychology

These are good databases for finding research studies.

Students often look for the DSM-V as well. This resource contains lengthy definitions of psychological conditions. We have print copies of it in the library, but the full text is also available as a database.