PSYCHOLOGY 209

Fundamentals of Psychological Research
 



Introduction

"Invisible college"

Conference proceedings

Journal articles

Scholarly books

Reviews

Popular periodicals

Popular books

Reference works

 
 
 
 

Introduction

Literature review allows researchers to discover what data are already accumulated on their topics so that they don't "reinvent the wheel."

Psychology researchers:

  • Discuss ideas with colleagues and search the relevant literature for data already gathered in a prospective research area

  • Design and conduct tests to gather new evidence

  • Retest the evidence in different situations and with different subjects

  • Communicate the results of research in order to promote further research

 

 

©University of Washington Information Literacy Learning 2001