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PSY 365 Lecture 2
Readings and Powerpoint Slides
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Research articles are | psych's primary sources |
| The reference librarians | are the most important library search tool |
| Databases | computer-based tools that contain info. -each page of info. is known as a record |
| Keyword | you are looking for records on that topic |
| Library's Catalog | one useful database -you find records that correspond to books |
| Stronger Sources are | 1. Peer reviewed 2. Accessible 3. Primary Sources |
| Peer Review | is the process scientific journals use to select articles |
| Empirical Articles | describe new research projects and present original data; offer depth |
| Peer reviewed articles are | the major resources for research papers |
| Review Articles | present a new theory or a new POV on past research; offer breadth |
| Scholarly Books | written for specialists, found in campus librarys |
| Edited Books | are collections of chapters written by different people, will show you different points of view on the same area of a topic |
| Handbooks | kind of edited book, great resources, invite distinguished researchers to write chapters about an area of research |
| Weaker Sources | -most of the internet -textbooks (use to find primary sources) -newspapers and magazines -anonymous sources -ephemera |
| Ephemera | random stuff that doesn't get archived, cataloged or preserved |
| 2 Search strategies | 1. search backward: browse the reference lists of articles that you found helpful 2. search forward: you can browse lists of articles published by specific researchers |
| What is the Best Article to Read | -ask your mentor, grad. students -look at the journals published by the major scientific sources -look at Impact Factor |
| Impact Factor | number roughly estimates how many times in a year the papers from that journal are cited by other published papers; more is better -2 or higher is a top journal |
| The Typical Research Articles has a Standard Structure and Order | -the abstract -the introduction -the Method -the Results -the Discussion |
| You can read the articles in 2 ways | 1. start at the beginning: begin with abstract, read the whole article, take notes and writing questions as you go 2. Read "recap points" |
| What are journals? | are magazines where scientists publish their results for others to read -usually paywalled; get them through library -some are "open access"= free to read. Often weaker |
| Reviews come back and editor also writes something, they decide to what (what are the 4 options) | 1. accept 2. accept pending revision 3. reject, but invite to resubmit 4. rejected |
| Peer Review is used for | quality control, improving the work, learning |
| Why read journal articles? | 1. to be a scientist/ stay up to date 2. to find out the solution for a specific problem in your work or life 3. to get an idea for carrying out research 4. to find support for one's view or challenge them 5. to impress others 6. it was assigned |
| Advice for Reading | take notes, read critically, read creatively |
| Where to start reading | start with title and abstract, look next at the couple of sentences right before the experiments, look at conclusions |
| Hints a Journal Is Good | high impact factor, backed by societies such as APA, APS, Psychonomic society, not regional, ask experts |
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