Psychology Research Jump Start
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This guide was created by Linda Miles, Hostos Community College Library, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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I'm looking for information written by psychology experts about a psychology topic.
Great Sources of Psychology Information
Best Bet Psychology Sources
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PsycARTICLESFull-text articles from major scholarly journals. Use "filters" in the left-hand column to pinpoint the most relevant materials.
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PsycINFOProvides information and summaries rather than full-text articles, but if you identify an article you need, see "Finding a Full Text Version of an Article." Use "filters" in the left-hand column to pinpoint the most relevant materials.
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JSTOR - PsychologyUse the "Search within Psychology" search box, or browse by journal title.
Psychology-Related Encyclopedias
Great places to search for overview articles that cover the background and all the major points of a topic.
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Other Psychology EncyclopediasUse the "Search within Results" box in the right-hand column.
Other Good Places to Search
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SocINDEX with Full TextCovers all of the social sciences, not just psychology. Use "filters" in the left-hand column to pinpoint the most relevant materials.
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Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)Covers all of the social sciences, not just psychology. Use "filters" in the left-hand column to pinpoint the most relevant materials.
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Academic Search CompleteOur largest database covering all academic subjects. Use "filters" in the left-hand column to pinpoint the most relevant materials.
How Do I Login from Off-Campus?
How Do I Login From Off-Campus?
NEW - for Fall 2020! To access the online articles and e-books from the library databases, use your CUNYfirst username (first.last99) and password.
- NOTE: if you are in a special program that does not have a CUNY login, please contact circ@hostos.cuny.edu for instructions.