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Psychology Research Guide

Tools & Tips for Psychology Research

What is this page for?

This page provides tips and techniques for searching the Internet.

 

Be sure to take a look at the Evaluating Sources page on this guide for more tips.

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Search tips for Google

  • Limit searches to domains 
  • Search exact phrases
  • Search for terms only in a part of a document, like the title
  • To search specific languages or in certain regions
  • Maintain better control over the types of results you get
  • To see a demonstration of what it looks like, Video Tutorial.

Use Google Scholar to:

  • Search academic articles
  • To see a demonstration of what it looks like, Video Tutorial

Use Google Basic Search Help

Use Google Search Operators

Google Like a Pro - 8 tips from the News Literacy Project

List of Non-Google Search Engines

Popular Alternative Search Engines:

Some Reliable Websites

Sometimes websites can provide excellent resources to support your ideas. Make sure you are checking the credibility of the internet source by checking with your instructor, a librarian, or by using tools for evaluating sources.

The following are a few reliable internet sources to try:

  • Allsides - Balanced news, addresses media bias.
  • Brookings Institution - Non-profit Public Policy. Researches societal issues and provides data on trends.
  • The Conversation - Non-profit, independent news organization. Includes ProCon articles and covers a variety of topics.
  • Futurity - Published research from top universities, written for a general audience.
  • OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) - Provides evidence-based international data on a range of global issues.
  • Pew Research - Non-partisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world with a focus on the U.S.
  • Snopes.com - Fact checking and information verification site.
  • World Factbook from the CIA - Provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
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