Montgomery College Libraries > Pat Semple, Librarian > PY211 Social Psychology, Dr. Rosenbaum

As we discussed in the library instruction session, here are some reminders about how to locate the original reports of empirical research in psychology that you will need for your work in this class. Should you have any trouble in the weeks ahead, I hope you will send me an e-mail at pat.semple@montgomerycollege.edu and let me know the nature of your problem. I will do my best to reply to you within 24 hours.

The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science

The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology

Here are a few good places to start your search:

PsycARTICLES

Fifty-three journals, 45 of which are published by the American Psychological Association (APA); 1985 to present.

Academic Search Premier

Full text articles from 4,600 scholarly publications, indexing and abstracts for 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. Covers all subject areas.

Expanded Academic ASAP

Indexes over 3,500 titles; 2,000+ are full text. Covers all subject areas.

Results can be sorted by date or relevance. To print, use the button within the database.

Here are some sample searches using keywords and Boolean operators. NOTE that using the word "study" or "research" or "methodology" will make it more likely that you will have your needed research studies in your results list:

(prejudice OR "racial bias") AND study

(communication OR persuasion) AND study

"interpersonal relations" AND study

("group structures" OR "group processes") AND study

attitudes AND (formation OR measurement OR change) AND study

Here are two handouts on formatting citations. Each is a six-page MS Word document:

APA: References Page

MLA: Works Cited Page

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