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PSY 101: Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles

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What is Peer Review?

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Jane Smith
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Finding RESEARCH STUDIES

Not all articles in peer-reviewed journals are research studies.  Research study articles will usually have a these headings within the article:

  • Abstract
  • Methods (description of the research procedure)
  • Results
  • Discussion or Conclusion

TIPS

You may want to use the word Psychological or Psychology as one of your search terms. 

You will also need to Limit your search to

  • Scholarly (Peer Reviewed)

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