PSY 101 - Downtown - Introduction to Psychology: Find Articles

Open the MegaSearch database

• MegaSearch

Enter your topic keywords

• Example: schizophrenia

Filter to Scholarly & Peer Reviewed

• Under Focus your search (top left)
• Checkmark Scholarly & Peer Reviewed

Filter to Discipline: Psychology

• Scroll down a bit (at left) to Discipline
• Checkmark Psychology  [You may need to type Psychology in the box first]

OPTIONAL: Find a review article!

NOTE: Review articles summarize and evaluate dozens of relevant studies!

• In the search box (top) click Advanced Search (at right).​​​​​​​In the lower search box, type: review
• Click All Fields (at left), and select Title
• Click Search (bottom).
   

Review the Title

• Scholarly titles are narrowly focused and hard to read. But give it a try!
• If the title interests you, move to the next step. Otherwise, try the next title.

Read the Abstract

• Click this button: 
• Read the Abstract, especially:
  • The top (describes the research question)
  • The bottom (discusses what can be concluded about it)
• Still interested? Then either go to the full text now, or email it for later.

View the Full Text (optional)

• To open the full text
  • Click the Title
  • Or click the Full Text Online button
  • Or click a PDF button (if available)
• Normally, you will have one more click. Then the full text will open!

Email Yourself a Full Text Link + an APA Citation

• (Upper right) click the envelope icon:     
• Enter your email
• Choose a Citation Format: Click, then select APA.
• Leave yourself a note. Why did this article catch your eye? This will help you later!
• [Battle the Captcha Robot] and Send.