This course guide for Psychological Thinking is intended to lay out research tools and resources to assist you with your projects and assignments throughout the course. Sometimes knowing which resources are available for your program or course, and how to use them, can feel overwhelming and daunting with so many tools at your disposal. This guide will help you navigate the library resources best suited for your course, no matter if you are a distance learner, or in person.
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Please try our Psychology Research Guide if these resources do not provide what you are looking for.
Tip: I always try and link back to the subject guide so that way if a student can't find what they are looking for here they may find it in with the subject material.
Don't ForgetUse your UHCL ID card to borrow books and other materials, and your UHCL Login credentials to access online material.
A library database is an online searchable collection of information, and these are provided to you without additional fees or costs through the library. Many of these databases will search more than just journal articles, and dissertations or theses, you will also find items such as newspaper articles, book reviews, court cases, and magazine articles.
If you don't see a database here that you are looking for try out A to Z Database page.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowFull text health and wellness reports, fact sheets, articles, images, and videos from mainstream, holistic, and alternative medicine sources
Find authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology.
Journals are scholarly publications containing articles written by researchers, and other professional experts within their respective fields. Journals, unlike many databases, will provide more: peer-reviewed content, and original research. Additionally, journals are typically intended for an academic or technical audience and will be focused on a specific field of research.
A subject database is a database that pulls information from a variety of journals and sources on a specific subject matter. Many of these databases will search more than just journal articles, and dissertations or theses, you will also find items such as newspaper articles, book reviews, court cases, and magazine articles.
If you don't see a database here that you are looking for try out A to Z Database page.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowSelected full text articles from major journals and sources in ethnic studies, discrimination, ideology, community relations, and immigration studies
Reference resources summarize topics, provide background information, as well as aid you in finding other resources or literature on the subject matter. These resources can also be used for quick facts, statistics, or learning specific vocabulary, and contain bibliographies for further reading. When you are not sure where to get started with your research, using a reference source can help you explore a variety of topics to help you gauge interest, or compatibility with your assignment without having to spend too much time searching.
National Assn. of Social Workers (NASW) and Oxford Univ. Press
This link opens in a new windowSpanish-language, full text academic and general interest articles and publications on a variety of topics and current events
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