Psychology
StephDiaz
Wee1Day2.pptxWeek 1, Day 2
PSY 3215
Lab overview
Today, we’ll be covering how to find research
Part One: How to Look up Research
Part Two: Managing Research
Part Three: Ethical Research
Part Four: Downloading SPSS
Brief review from last class
APA formatting for references
Brief review from last class
APA formatting for references
References at the end of the paper
Brief review from last class
APA formatting for references
References at the end of the paper
Center the title (References) at the top of the page. Do not bold it.
Double-space reference entries
Flush left the first line of the entry and indent subsequent lines
Order entries alphabetically by the surname of the first author of each work
Brief review from last class
APA formatting for references
References at the end of the paper
Invert authors’ names (last name first followed by initials)
EX:“Smith, J.Q.”
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns. Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word in a hyphenated compound word.
Brief review from last class
APA formatting for references
References at the end of the paper
Capitalize all major words in journal titles
Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals
Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collections
Brief review from last class
APA formatting for references
In-text or In-line citations
Provide the author’s last name and the year of publication in parenthesis after a summary or a paraphrase.
Brief review from last class
APA formatting for references
In-text or In-line citations
Provide the author’s last name and the year of publication in parenthesis after a summary or a paraphrase.
Brief review from last class
APA formatting for references
In-text or In-line citations
Quotes
Introduce the quotation with a signal phrase
Include the author’s name, year of publication, and page number
Keep the citation brief—do not repeat the information
Brief review from last class
Full APA Guide can be found here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
If you have questions, ask
Part One: How to look up research
How to look up research
Looking up research today consists of finding a database, using the right keywords for your topic and selecting the most relevant papers
How to look up research - Start with a search
How to look up research - pick from your options
The tutorial for using psych INfo
The tutorial for using psych INfo
https://library.fiu.edu/PSY3213/welcome
The tutorial for using psych INfo
The tutorial for using psych INfo
The tutorial for using psych INfo
The tutorial for using psych INfo
The tutorial for using psych INfo
The tutorial for using psych Info - Zoom Recording
Other search engines
Other search engines - Google scholar
Other search engines - Google scholar
Other search engines - Google scholar
Part Two: Managing research
Managing research
Most professional researchers use a reference manager.
If you get serious about research in your career, you’ll most likely be expected to use one
Managing research
Most popular reference managers
Endnote
Mendeley
Zotero
Managing research - An example from Mendeley
Managing research - An example from Mendeley
Managing research - An example from Mendeley
Managing research - An example from Mendeley
Managing research - An example from Mendeley
Managing research - An example from Mendeley
Managing research - An example from Mendeley
Managing research
Any of these are fine, but what’s most important is getting good at using them
You are NOT required to use them for this class, but it will make your life easier
Part Three: Ethical Research
Ethical research
It’s important to know how to both conduct research ethically and be able to find good research
To this end, you have to assignments to complete
Two assignments
Please complete these by next week, Monday
Part Four: Downloading SPSS
Download SPSS - Required
