Online and Offline Resources In
Psychological Assessment
PSY494P122 – Spring 2014
APA Databases
April 16th, 2014
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APAAPA
DatabasesDatabases
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APA Databases
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http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/
PsycINFOPsycINFO
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PsycINFO ®
 First, go to EBSCO:
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Direct access from On Campus computers: http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Select PsycINFO and click Continue
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Click on Thesaurus
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 We are interested in perform a search on:
VIDEOGAMES
AND
TRAIT SELF-CONTROL
OR
TRAIT AGGRESSION
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Write down your keyword (try using a broad
term and/or truncation).
 Select “Term Contains”. Click on Browse.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Click on “Personality Traits” to see the
related terms (narrower or broader).
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 According to our search, select
“Aggressiveness” and “Self Control”
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 We add the terms with the Boolean operator
“OR”
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Now, search for the other term of the search
(videogames).
 Try with different terms using the operator “OR”.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Click on the term “Games”.
 Because it’s a broad term, it has the “explode” box
which means there are terms related.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Select the term “Computer Games” because is
the term most related for my search.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Select the operator “AND”, then click on “Add”
to add the term in the search box. Finally, click
on the search button.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 You should have approx. 60 results.
(DE "Aggressiveness" OR DE "Self Control") AND DE "Computer Games”
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
APPLYING LIMITSAPPLYING LIMITS
((PsycINFOPsycINFO –– THESAURUS)THESAURUS)
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PsycINFO ®
 If we want a review study.
 Methodology -> Show More -> “literature review”.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 As you can see, there are now only 2 results,
and the second one seems to be important.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
SEARCH OPTIONSSEARCH OPTIONS
USINGUSING PsycINFOPsycINFO
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PsycINFO ®
 This is the simplest search (Partial Match) and
the Boolean/Phrase search is used by default.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 Options working as Boolean operators (“AND”,
“OR”).
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 SmartText Searching is a natural language search strategy that
allows you to enter as much text for their search as you want – a
phrase, a sentence, paragraph, or even whole pages. The final
results are based on the Boolean operator “OR”.
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http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3736
PsycINFO ®
 An interesting strategy is using all your search terms
but including related words (e.g. synonyms).
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 You may limit your results.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 PsyARTICLES additionally has other limit options.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 You can limit by Publication Name.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 This is one of the different ways to find an instrument
on a specific topic. TRANSLATE THIS SEARCH!
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 If you are going to use a specific instrument in your
research, you may include it in your search strategy.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 If you are interested in children
and adolescents, use the Age
Groups limit.
 However, you should consider
the limitations (e.g. results
couldn’t include a longitudinal
study with adolescents that
became young adults).
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
PsycINFO ®
 You can select several limits. But remember:
more limits = less results
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
SEARCH OPERATORSSEARCH OPERATORS
USINGUSING PsycINFOPsycINFO
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PsycINFO ®
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 Remember the use of:
Truncation (*) and Wildcards (?, #)
 psy* = psychology, psychiatry, psychosis, etc.
 ne?t = next, nest, neat (not net)
 Internali?ation = internalization, internalisation
 behavio#r = behavior, behaviour (not plural)
 colo#r# = color, colour (incl. plural)
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 Remember the use of:
Proximity (N or W)
 tax N5 reform = tax reform, reform of income tax,
etc.
 tax W8 reform = tax reform (but would not match
reform of income tax).
FIELD CODESFIELD CODES
ININ PsycINFOPsycINFO
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PsycINFO ®
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 FIELD CODES: PsycINFO has several field
codes.
PsycINFO
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 For a detailed view of the field codes, click on
Choose Databases, select PsycINFO and click on
Detailed View
PsycINFO
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 Then, click on More Information.
PsycINFO
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 Click on Searchable Fields.
PsycINFO
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 Here you will see all the field codes and
examples about how to use them.
PsycINFO ®
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 In this example we’ll use 2 field codes (AU, TI), 1 Boolean
operator (AND), truncation (*) and proximity (N5).
TRANSLATE THIS SEARCH!
PsycINFO ®
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 This is another example using field codes (SU), and
Boolean operators (OR, AND). TRANSLATE IT!
EXERCISESEXERCISES
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PsycINFO ®
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 EXERCISE:
Boolean operator OR
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Truncation *
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Two keywords with:
Truncation *
separated by:
Proximity W or N
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 EXERCISE:
Boolean operator OR or AND
+
Field Code TI
+
Proximity W
PsycTESTSPsycTESTS
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PsycTESTS®
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 Go to PsycNET and click on Browse.
Database: http://psycnet.apa.org
Presentation: http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx
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 You can browse the tests by construct.
Database: http://psycnet.apa.org
Presentation: http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx
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 After clicking on the construct you will see the tests
available on that construct.
http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx
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 You have detailed information and access to the
test in PDF and also a review (if available).
http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx
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 You can also browse by test author.
http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx
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 You can also browse by test name / acronym.
http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx
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 Browse tests by year.
http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx
USING TEST DOIUSING TEST DOI
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PsycTESTS®
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 You may search PsycINFO using tests’ DOI instead
of the instrument’s name
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children DOI: 10.1037/t06497-000
Internalizing Symptoms Scale for Children DOI: 10.1037/t07249-000
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children DOI: 10.1037/t05050-000
Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale DOI: 10.1037/t00514-000
Beck Depression Inventory DOI: 10.1037/t00741-000
Beck Depression Inventory–II DOI: 10.1037/t00742-000
Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale DOI: 10.1037/t01038-000
Aggression Scale DOI: 10.1037/t06861-000
Children's Negative Cognitive Error Questionnaire DOI: 10.1037/t04358-000
Self-Concept Scale DOI: 10.1037/t09910-000
Drug Abuse Screening Test DOI: 10.1037/t09815-000
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire DOI: 10.1037/t03974-000
Massachusetts Gambling Screen DOI: 10.1037/t04676-000
http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx
PsycINFO ®
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 Using an instrument’s DOI instead of its name
PsycINFO ®
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 EXERCISE:
In only one search, find an article using either:
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory
DOI: 10.1037/t02657-000
or
Modified Aggression Scale
DOI: 10.1037/t10654-000
PsycBOOKSPsycBOOKS
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PsycBOOKS®
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 Right now there are 3,782 books available.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home
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 You can browse them by author.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home
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 You can browse them by topic.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home
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 You can browse them by year.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home
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 The oldest book available right now is dated
back to 1597.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home
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 Finally, you can browse by release date.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home
PsycTHERAPYPsycTHERAPY
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 Is a video demonstrations database.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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 Example: Searching for anxiety.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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 Advanced Search
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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 Advanced Search: Therapist
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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 Advanced Search: Client
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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 Browse
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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 Create your own playlist of videos
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home
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