Online and Offline Resources In Psychological Assessment PSY494P122 – Spring 2015 APA Databases April 15th, 2015 1 2 Gold bar APA Databases 3 http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/ p p p n n p pPsycINFO 4 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pFirst, go to EBSCO: p p n n p p p p n n 5 Direct access from On Campus computers: http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pSelect PsycINFO and click Continue p n n p p p p n n 6 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n EXAMPLE 7 Gold bar RESEARCH PROBLEM: p p pIs there any relationship between: p p videogames and personality traits? 8 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar p pAfter reading several articles (you did a literature review), you are interested in ANY OF these personality traits: p pAggressiveness p pSelf-Control p 9 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n RESEARCH PROBLEM: Gold bar SEARCH STRATEGY: p p pvideogames p pand p p(aggressiveness OR self-control) 10 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n TERM 1: Videogames 11 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pClick on Thesaurus p n n p p p p n n 12 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pLook up for the first term of your search strategy (videogames). nTry with different terms using the operator “OR”. n n p p p p n n 13 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pClick on the term “Games”. nBecause it’s a broad term, it has the “explode” box which means there are narrower terms. n n p p p p n n 14 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pSelect the term “Computer Games” because is the term most related for my search. n n p p p p n n 15 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n TERM 2: Personality Traits (aggressiveness or self-control) Part 1: Aggressiveness 16 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pClick on Thesaurus p n n p p p p n n 17 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pNow, look up for the second keyword (try using a broad term and/or truncation). n nSelect “Term Contains”. Click on Browse. n n p p p p n n 18 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pAs you can see, the term “aggressiveness” was introduced in 1973, and it’s included inside the broader term “Personality Traits” n p p p p n n 19 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pSince this is exactly what we are looking for, we select the term “aggressiveness” and add it in the search box. 20 Gold bar TERM 2: Personality Traits (aggressiveness or self-control) Part 2: Self-control 21 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pNow, look up for the second keyword (try using a broad term and/or truncation). n nSelect “Term Contains”. Click on Browse. n n p p p p n n 22 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pAs you can see, the term “self control” was introduced in 1973, it’s included inside the broader term “Personality Traits”, and there are related terms n p p p p n n 23 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pSince, for this example, this is exactly what we are looking for, we select the term “self control” and add it in the search box. 24 p pDOUBLE CHECKING OUR SEARCH STRATEGY 25 Gold bar SEARCH STRATEGY: p p pvideogames p pand p p(aggressiveness OR self-control) 26 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar SEARCH STRATEGY: pWhich one is the correct one? p p1 p p p2 27 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n p pRESULTS 28 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pYou should have > 70 results. p p(DE "Computer Games”) AND (DE "Aggressiveness" OR DE "Self Control") p p p n n 29 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n p pAPPLYING LIMITS p(PsycINFO – THESAURUS) 30 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pIf we want a review study. pMethodology -> Show More -> “literature review”. n n p p p p n n 31 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pAs you can see, there are now only 2 results, and the second one seems to be important. n n p p p p n n 32 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n p pSEARCH OPTIONS pUSING PsycINFO 33 Gold bar PsycINFO ® pThis is the simplest search (Partial Match) and the Boolean/Phrase search is used by default. n p p p p n n 34 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pOptions working as Boolean operators (“AND”, “OR”). n n p p p p n n 35 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pSmartText 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”. p n n p p p p n n 36 http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3736 p p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® 37 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pYou may limit your results. p n n p p p p n n 38 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pPsyARTICLES additionally has other limit options. p n n p p p p n n 39 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pYou can limit by Publication Name. p n n p p p p n n 40 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pThis is one of the different ways to find an instrument on a specific topic. TRANSLATE THIS SEARCH! p n n p p p p n n 41 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pIf you are going to use a specific instrument in your research, you may include it in your search strategy. p n n p p p p n n 42 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® p pIf you are interested in children and adolescents, use the Age Groups limit. p p pHowever, you should consider the limitations (e.g. results couldn’t include a longitudinal study with adolescents that became young adults). p p p p n n 43 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® pYou can select several limits. But remember: p more limits = less results p p p p p n n 44 http://search.ebscohost.com/ p p n n p pSEARCH OPERATORS pUSING PsycINFO 45 Gold bar PsycINFO ® 46 pRemember the use of: p Truncation (*) and Wildcards (?, #) p npsy* = psychology, psychiatry, psychosis, etc. n nnurs?? = nurses, nursed (not nurse) nInternali?ation = internalization, internalisation n nbehavio#r = behavior, behaviour (not plural) ncolo#r# = color, colour (incl. plural) Gold bar PsycINFO ® 47 pRemember the use of: p Proximity (N or W) p nNOT respecting the order: ptax N5 reform = tax reform, reform of income tax, etc. n nRespecting the order: ptax W8 reform = tax reform, tax and the European reform, etc. n n p pFIELD CODES pIN PsycINFO 48 Gold bar PsycINFO ® 49 pFIELD CODES: PsycINFO has several field codes. n n Gold bar PsycINFO 50 pFor a detailed view of the field codes, click on Choose Databases, select PsycINFO and click on Detailed View n n Gold bar PsycINFO 51 pThen, click on More Information. n n Gold bar PsycINFO 52 pClick on Searchable Fields. n n Gold bar PsycINFO 53 pHere you will see all the field codes and examples about how to use them. p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® 54 pIn this example we’ll use 2 field codes (AU, TI), 1 Boolean operator (AND), truncation (*) and proximity (N5). TRANSLATE THIS SEARCH! p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® 55 pThis is another example using field codes (SU), and Boolean operators (OR, AND). TRANSLATE IT! p n n p pEXERCISES 56 Gold bar PsycINFO ® 57 pEXERCISE: p p p Boolean operator OR p + p Truncation * p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® 58 p p Two keywords with: p p Truncation * p p separated by: p p Proximity W or N p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® 59 pEXERCISE: p p Boolean operator OR or AND p + p Field Code TI p + p Proximity W p pPsycTESTS 60 Gold bar PsycTESTS® 61 pGo to PsycNET and click on Browse. n n Database: http://psycnet.apa.org Presentation: http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx p n n Gold bar PsycTESTS® 62 pYou can browse the tests by construct. n n Database: http://psycnet.apa.org Presentation: http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx p n n Gold bar PsycTESTS® 63 pAfter clicking on the construct you will see the tests available on that construct. n n http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx p n n Gold bar PsycTESTS® 64 pYou have detailed information and access to the test in PDF and also a review (if available). n n http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx p n n Gold bar PsycTESTS® 65 pYou can also browse by test author. n n http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx p n n Gold bar PsycTESTS® 66 pYou can also browse by test name / acronym. n n http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx p n n Gold bar PsycTESTS® 67 pBrowse tests by year. n n http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx p n n p pUSING TEST DOI 68 Gold bar PsycTESTS® 69 pYou can search PsycINFO using tests’ DOI instead of the instrument’s name p p p State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children DOI: 10.1037/t06497-000 p Internalizing Symptoms Scale for Children DOI: 10.1037/t07249-000 p Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children DOI: 10.1037/t05050-000 p Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale DOI: 10.1037/t00514-000 p Beck Depression Inventory DOI: 10.1037/t00741-000 p Beck Depression Inventory–II DOI: 10.1037/t00742-000 p Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale DOI: 10.1037/t01038-000 p Aggression Scale DOI: 10.1037/t06861-000 p Children's Negative Cognitive Error Questionnaire DOI: 10.1037/t04358-000 p Self-Concept Scale DOI: 10.1037/t09910-000 p Drug Abuse Screening Test DOI: 10.1037/t09815-000 p Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire DOI: 10.1037/t03974-000 p Massachusetts Gambling Screen DOI: 10.1037/t04676-000 n http://www.apa.org/flash/pubs/databases/tutorials/psycnet-psyctests-browse/index.aspx p n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® 70 pUsing an instrument’s DOI instead of its name n n Gold bar PsycINFO ® 71 pEXERCISE: p pIn only one search, find an article using either: p pState-Trait Anger Expression Inventory pDOI: 10.1037/t02657-000 por pModified Aggression Scale pDOI: 10.1037/t10654-000 n n p pPsycBOOKS 72 Gold bar PsycBOOKS® 73 pRight now there are 4,101 books available. n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home n n Gold bar PsycBOOKS® 74 pYou can browse them by author. n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home n n Gold bar PsycBOOKS® 75 pYou can browse them by topic. n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home n n Gold bar PsycBOOKS® 76 pYou can browse them by publication year. n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home n n Gold bar PsycBOOKS® 77 pThe oldest book available right now is dated back to 1597. n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home n n Gold bar PsycBOOKS® 78 pFinally, you can browse by release date. n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePB.home n n p pPsycTHERAPY 79 Gold bar PsycTHERAPY® 80 pIs a video demonstrations database. n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n Gold bar PsycTHERAPY® 81 pExample: Searching for anxiety. n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n 82 http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n 83 http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n Gold bar PsycTHERAPY® 84 pAdvanced Search n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n Gold bar PsycTHERAPY® 85 pAdvanced Search: Therapist n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n Gold bar PsycTHERAPY® 86 pAdvanced Search: Client n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n Gold bar PsycTHERAPY® 87 pBrowse n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n Gold bar PsycTHERAPY® 88 pCreate your own playlist of videos n n http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePT.home n Gold bar NEXT CLASS n n n n nMEDLINE Introductory Video Tutorials p phttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html 89