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PSY 4102 Adv. Research Methods: Cognitive Psychology

PSY 4102 Assignments

For this course, you'll be completing a few assignments*, including:

Ethics in Research Paper

Research Project

*Check your syllabus for more details about your assignments.

Core Article Databases

APA PsycInfo
This comprehensive research-based psychology database is produced by the American Psychological Association and indexes journal articles, books, chapters, and dissertations from 1887 to the present. It focuses on peer-reviewed literature in behavior science and mental health.
MEDLINE
MEDLINE covers all areas of healthcare. Find psychology articles from a medical perspective.

PUBMED
PUBMED is a free version of MEDLINE that students can continue using even after graduation. Its advantages also include the easy searchability of specific genome strings and biochemical compounds.

Google Scholar
This search engine searches for scholarly research across many disciplines and sources. By starting your Google search from the SPU pages, the results will link to SPU-owned full-text.

All Article and Research Databases

Subject Guide Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be successful if they:

formulate a topic relating to ethics in research and questions for a research proposal
identify keywords/subjects that describe the topic/questions mentioned above
create a preliminary search strategy
revise search strategy as needed
evaluate and select appropriate scholarly sources:

at least 5 sources on ethics in research
at least 10 sources on research questions

identify a test/measure for use in methodology of research project
create a properly formatted APA paper