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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.

Quick Start

PsycINFO
Provides 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.
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.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides 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.

ability--testing

attitude (psychology)--testing

behavioral assessment

behavioral assessment of children

personality tests

projective techniques

psychiatric rating scales

psychological tests

behavioral assessment of infants

infants development testing

educational tests and measurements

psychological tests for children

psychometrics

attitude (psychology)

examinations

infants--psychological testing

intelligence tests

personality assessment

self--perception--testing

sexual behavior surveys

sociometry

test bias