Research Guides: Psychology: Library Research Methods: Keywords and Subject Headings

Knowing and using discipline-specific terms is one key to success and translates to efficient, effective research and scholarship.

Some databases, such as PsycINFO also include a Thesaurus feature. The Thesaurus is a great way to identify the particular terms used by the database for your concept.

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Journal articles from all fields of psychology. Also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law. Combined with the index of academic journal in the behavioral sciences and mental health disciplines.

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