Psychology Studies

Starting your research

Starting your Research

Encyclopedias, handbooks and subject specific dictionaries will help provide useful background information, as well as terms to use when searching the databases. For example:

Colman, A. M. (2006). A dictionary of psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.	Jackson, Y. (Ed.) (2006). Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage.
Rogelberg, S. G. (Ed.). (2007). Encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage.	VandenBos, G. R. (Ed.). (2007). APA dictionary of psychology. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.

A GOOGLE search can also help find background information and suggestions for more keywords.

Keywords & OPAC

Keywords & OPAC

Use OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) to find books, journal titles and audio-visual materials in the Library. When searching for information, you need to use keywords. See below for some suggestions.

Business psychology	Child psychology	Clinical health psychology
Developmental psychology	Educational psychology	Emotions psychological aspects
Intelligence tests	Learning psychology	Memory psychological aspects
Mental illness	Organisational behaviour	Personality
Personnel management	Psychology industrial	Psychology pathological
Social psychology	Symbolism psychology

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Finding Articles Online

Finding Articles Online

The articles inside magazines, journals & periodicals are very useful sources of information. Articles are different from books because:

• they are much more up-to-date
• they are shorter (less to read!)
• they concentrate on topics or specific aspects of topics
• there are many articles being published all the time so you have more choice.

The library catalogue, OPAC, does NOT tell you what articles the Library has, only which journals or periodicals, so the easiest way to find articles is to use the online databases.

• Academic Search Premier

• Business Source Premier

• PsycARTICLES

• MAS Ultra: School Edition

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper articles are also very useful sources of information, and can be found in the LexisNexis Academic and the Factiva databases.

• Factiva (Dow Jones)

• LexisNexis Academic

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Click here for a list of all the databases subscribed to by TP Library.

Recommended Websites

Recommended Websites

Intute: Social Sciences: Psychology - for evaluated and categorised resources on psychology. Try the search option for fast access to relevant websites.

Learning-Theories.com - looking at how people learn, this website offers short explanations and examples on a number of different learning theories, from Behaviorism to Humanism.

Merck & Co. - select the link for "The Merck Manuals" to find reliable explanations about Mental Health Disorders; as well as information on their symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Also available in Chinese.

Psychology World Wide Web Virtual Library - keeping track of online information in psychology, this website provides links to an exhaustive range of psychological topics; from Academic Departments and Books to Stress Management and Transpersonal Psychology.

Queendom: the Land of Tests - for all kinds of professional-quality, scientifically-validated psychological tests and assessments; from Emotional Intelligence to Paranormal Beliefs.

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