Guides: Psyc 101: Aman Bassi Fall 2022: Library Workshop

Class Presentation

Psyc 101 - Class Presentation
Refer to the slide to see screenshots of the search strategies demonstrated.

The politics of citation: Is the peer review process biased against Indigenous academics? (13 min)
Have 15 min? Listen to this clip from Unreserved on the discrimination faced by Indigenous academics during the peer-review process.

PsycInfo & PsycArticles
A combination of two comprehensive databases used for research in the field of psychology.

Class survey
Complete the survey by Sept 30, 2022 for a chance to win a $50 gift card!

At your tables:

Everyone opens the Original Research or Not tutorial
Appoint 1 person to record the group's answers (fill in the tutorial form)
Discuss as a group whether you think each article is an original research article
Have the recorder fill in your group's answers

The recorder is not doing the work for the group! The answers they enter should be based on what your group decides together.

Individually, search for articles on a topic you're interested in exploring further. This is for practice so it's OK if you change your mind later!
Find an original research (empirical) article in PsycInfo & PsycArticles that relates to your topic. Use the methodology filter to help you narrow your search to original research articles.
Once you've found an article you're interested in reading, email it to yourself using the email tool.
Finally, post the permalink and title to the class padlet

In your groups, for each video:

Decide whether you want to evaluate the 2 videos about music or the 2 videos about happiness
Look at the description for each video. Is it clear who the speaker is? If so, try to find out more about them using Google. Are they an academic expert?
Check to see who posted the video - click the channel name for more information.
Discuss as a group whether you think each video counts as scholarly