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Psychology Research Methods

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... resources relating to Psychology Research Methods. Use the tabs to navigate through these pages:

  • Getting Started: Get started by choosing a topic, developing a research question, and researching for background information.

    • Developing a Research Question

    • Background Information

  • Research: Search for scholarly resources using these links.

    • Find Articles

    • Find Books

  • Understanding and Evaluating Resources: Learn to identify and evaluate different types of sources.

    • Different Types of Sources

    • Primary vs. Secondary Sources

    • Evaluating Web Resources

    • CRAAP Test

  • Citations: Learn how to credit your sources and create a literature review or annotated bibliography.

    • Citation Styles

    • Literature Review

    • Annotated Bibliography

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Literature reviews

Rogers, T., Goldstein, N., & Fox, C. (2018). Social mobilization. Annual Review of Psychology, 69, 357-381.

Albarracin, D., & Shavitt, S. (2018). Attitudes and attitude change. Annual Review of Psychology, 69, 299-327.

Article databases