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Welcome to the Psychology Research Guide!
Welcome to the Psychology research guide. This guide aggregates resources valuable to the study of Psychology at Murray State University. This includes information on Tests in Print and other books, scholarly article databases, and relevant websites. If you require any assistance feel free to contact your liaison librarian.
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PsycINFOProvides indexing and abstracts for over one million articles in 1,700 journals from over 50 countries. This database, provided by the American Psychological Association, also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters ranging in date from 1887 to the present.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States and contains a listing of diagnostic criteria for every psychiatric disorder recognized by the U.S. healthcare system.
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences CollectionProvides 500 full-text titles which include topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
Psychology Subject Terms
When searching via database, use subject terms to help you get accurate results. Database providers, such as EBSCO, typically have a subject term index or thesaurus specific to the database that can be accessed via the top toolbar. Below is a list of common subject terms.
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ability--testing attitude (psychology)--testing behavioral assessment behavioral assessment of children |
personality tests projective techniques psychiatric rating scales psychological tests |
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behavioral assessment of infants infants development testing educational tests and measurements |
psychological tests for children psychometrics attitude (psychology) |
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examinations infants--psychological testing intelligence tests personality assessment |
self--perception--testing sexual behavior surveys sociometry test bias |