PS3134: Research Methods in Psychology

This tutorial builds on the research tools taught in Health Psychology 1 and comprises advanced skills for locating relevant articles for your Research Proposal.
It should take you about two hours to complete, including the two-part Library Assignment found on your Canvas course page for week 2. After reviewing the entire tutorial (text & videos), complete Part I of the Search Strategy Worksheet assignment - feedback will be provided on your assignments through Canvas, and in class.

Part II of the assignment is to complete the University of Indiana paraphrasing tutorial and practice questions. The link is on your assignment.

Tutorial Competencies:

1. Understand types of articles including primary, scholarly and peer reviewed. Create effective search strategies using advanced search techniques including specialized database features and Boolean operators.
2. Understand the difference between subject headings and keywords, and how to incorporate them into search strategies.
3. Ability to run advanced PsycINFO and PubMed  searches, and to find subject headings within these databases.
4. Understand why it is important to cite sources and how to construct citations in APA style.

Bastyr Library Resources and Services

The Bastyr Library has two physical locations at the Kenmore and San Diego campuses, but the library is predominantly an online service and we are excited to have you at Bastyr and help you get the most out of your time with us.

Introduction to the Bastyr Library

Access to library resources is one of the biggest perks of being associated with a higher ed. institution, and Bastyr's Health Science collections are extremely robust.  We have comprehensive coverage of research resources in the natural health arts and sciences including some of the most prestigious databases in the field. All of the resources are available from the library homepage. If you haven't already, bookmark it.

• 70 + research databases
• access to over 35,000 online journals
• online medical ebook library
• instant message assistance and online research consultations

But better than that, we have a team of expert librarians who will make sure all these resources work for you to help you achieve your academic and professional goals.

Things you should do now...

• Explore the Psychology Subject guide - it helps you know where to start your research, and which resources are going to be most valuable to Psychology-focused questions and projects.
• Take a look at the library homepage- take special note of the Research Guides, and the FAQ tool - these can help you figure out almost everything you'll need from Search Skills, to Citing, to Resetting Passwords

If you have questions

Please reach out - we're happy to walk you through the library resources, troubleshoot passwords or full-text access, help you with citation questions, and provide expertise for research questions. If you're starting a research project or assignment, meeting with one of us is a great way to get started.

You can check our FAQs to see if your question is addressed there.

You can send emails to library@bastyr.edu

You can use the instant message feature linked on the library webpages (staffed during our open hours, and until 7pm on Thursdays)

You can also book consultations with any of our research librarians using these links: (also linked on the library homepage!)

• Book an appointment with Andrew (San Diego Campus, Librarian)
• Book an appointment with Deborah (Kenmore Campus, Senior Librarian)
• Book an appointment with Ally (Kenmore Campus, Librarian)