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About the Database

PsycINFO has book chapters, dissertations in psychology, behavioral science and mental health as well as full text, peer-reviewed scholarly articles from nearly 80 psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA) from 1894 to the present.

Getting Started

To find PsycINFO:

1. On the click “Databases” in the “Shortcuts” box.
2. Click “All Databases” and then click on “P”. 
3. Click the database title, PsycINFO. (If you are off-campus, enter your My������������ username and password.)

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Begin with one or several (not more than 5) keywords that describe your topic. Enter your keywords into the search box.

Limit Your Results

Before you click the search button check out the unique ways to limit your search results that PsycINFO offers lower down on the screen. The screenshot below shows a few of the options, like: Publication Name; Publication Year (where you can fill in the start year and end year); Publication Date (with radio button options for “all time”, “Past 12 months” “Custom range”, etc); Tests & Measures; Age Groups; Population Groups; and Methodology. But there are more limiting and filtering options available when you visit the PsychINFO database.

For example, limiting your search to Population Group: Human will exclude experiments on rats.

You can also select an Age Group, such as ����DZ��������Գ����� or Aged.

Or a specific Methodology, such as a Quantitative Study.

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Truncation is an asterisk * and will get multiple versions of the root word. 

cogni* = cognitive or cognition or cognitively

Adding “quotation marks” around phrases will find words exactly as you entered them, in that order. For example, “glucose intolerance” will keep those words together.

If you see “Find It @ ������������” under the “Access options” pulldown, this indicates the full text is not in the PsycINFO database. Click on “Find it @ ������������” to find full text through another library database or to request through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Results

Below is an example of one article you might find while searching the database. The screenshot highlights how to tell what type of publication it is, as well as the article title and where to find full text access, and a description follows the screenshot. 

Above the title of the article, it should indicate the type of article you’re accessing: e.g. a journal article from a peer reviewed journal.

The title of the article is in blue and hyperlinked. Click on it to get more information about the article, citation and saving tools, and full text access.

The ‘Abstract’ is a summary of the article and its research conclusions. It is important, and part of the article. Read it; then decide if you want the entire article. The abstract may suggest keywords for searching and ideas to focus your topic.

Click on ‘Access Now’ to see the complete article. You can print, save, or email from the PDF or HTML version.

Refine Results

Click on ‘All filters’ underneath the search bar to view more advanced search options. Use ‘All time’ underneath the search bar to choose an acceptable date range for your search.

If you don’t see what you want in this database, uncheck Full Text to expand your results to include articles available through other databases or ILL.

Save Your Research

Click on the article title read it and save it. Use the citation tool, indicated by quotation marks, to view and copy a pre-formatted citation for the article. Use the share tool, indicated by an arrow, to email a copy to yourself.

Remember to proofread the citation. Premade citations are very useful, but they will sometimes contain errors.

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