Psyc 100: Sarah Moore

• Test your knowledge by completing the Scholarly or not tutorial and looking at 2 different articles.
• Answer the questions to determine whether each one is a scholarly, peer-reviewed article. 

• create a keyword list for your topic
• search PsycInfo & PsycArticles for scholarly articles on your topic. Try experimenting with some of the search strategies demonstrated.
• Email yourself any articles that seem relevant, along with an APA citation for each article. 

• As a group, look at the citation at your table
• Open up the APA Citation Guide to find 2 mistakes in your citation and then write out a corrected citation
• Be prepared to share what you found with the class! 

Incorrect Citation 1: Dogs and the good life 

Aikaterini Merkouri, Taryn M. Graham, Marguerite Elizabeth O’Haire, Rebecca Purewal, & Carri Westgarth. (2022). Dogs and the Good Life: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Association Between the Dog–Owner Relationship and Owner Mental Wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi-org.ezproxy.capilanou.ca/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.903647

Incorrect Citation 2: Student-led Stress

OLLEFSON, M., KITE, B., MATUSZEWICZ, E., DORE, A., & HEISS, C. (2018). Effectiveness of Student-Led Stress Reduction Activities in the Undergraduate Classroom on Perceived Student Stress. College Student Journal, 52(4), 505–515.

• Look at the database created APA citation for 1 of the articles you found
• Check the citation against examples in the APA Citation Guide
• Make note of any mistakes you find and correct the citation