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PSY 101 - Downtown - Introduction to Psychology (Rangel): Publication Types

Publication types

Publication types

PowerPoint for Library Session

Food Chain: The Psychological Literature

A Google Slides presentation

Empirical research report: Gratitude and young children

This is a report of the results from original research. It is a primary source in the psychology literature. It is part of the conversation on the causes and effects or gratitude. These results may be summarized for the public in a news story or as part of an encyclopedia article.

 

Nguyen, S. P., & Gordon, C. L. (2020). The Relationship Between Gratitude and Happiness in Young Children. Journal of Happiness Studies21(8), 2773–2787.

Tertiary (Non-academic) Publications on Gratitude

These publication types are non-scholarly, and they are written for non-experts.

They summarize and explain the academic literature on a topic.

 

Many sites give advice on psychology topics. This is one.

What is Peer Review?