Instructions  

PsycTUTOR | Psychology | JMU Libraries

Finding Journal Articles
Questions

You must go to the PsycTUTOR Web page in order to link to the articles listed on this page.

  1. Determine whether each of the following is a popular magazine or scholarly journal article. List criteria that support your evaluation.

    Article 1.

    Circle one

    • Journal
    • Popular magazine

    Criteria supporting decision:

    ______________________________

    ______________________________

    ______________________________

    Article 2.

    • Journal
    • Popular magazine

    Criteria supporting decision:

    ______________________________

    ______________________________

    ______________________________

  2. Examine each article below and determine which type of scholarly article it is. (Circle one.)

    Article 3

    • Research
    • Review
    • Case Study
    • Theoretical Opinion

    Article 4

    • Research
    • Review
    • Case Study
    • Theoretical
    • Opinion

    Article 5

    • Research
    • Review
    • Case Study
    • Theoretical
    • Opinion

  3. In PsycINFO what is the Thesaurus term for "domination"?

    _____________________________

  4. Search PsycINFO for the following topic with the specified limitations. Choose one record that is highly relevant and print off the complete reference. Hand it in with your exercise sheet.

    Topic: The effect of birth order on personality

    Limitations:

    • journal articles only
    • empirical studies only
    • last 5 years
    • English

  5. If you were interesed in a topic related to medicine, name one index besides PsycINFO that you might use in a search for articles.

    _________________________________________________

  6. List two ways citation indexes are helpful in research.

    a. ____________________________________________________________________________

    b. ____________________________________________________________________________

  7. Look up the Journal of Marriage and Family in Periodical Locator. In which format is the volume for 1995? (Circle all that apply.)

    a. current issue b. bound c. microfilm d. microfiche e. electronic

  8. How much does each Interlibrary Loan cost?

    free $5 $10

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