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Psychology (Seaver)

Why Find Background Information?

Spending a little bit of time searching for background information will help you understand the terms used around your topic, help create a more focused research question, and reveal places you may return to for more relevant sources later on.

Places to Search

Google
Great for getting a basic idea of your topic
Wikipedia
Great for general overviews and some articles may have solid references for later researching
APA Topics Page
List of topics psychologists deal with, research, and think about provided by the APA.

Therapedia A-Z: Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Mental health & psychology encyclopedia and companion to the DSM-5.

Handbook of Psychology (links to search results)
This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text coverage to peer-reviewed titles in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education and more.

Browse the books on Payson's first floor. Look for items with call numbers starting with BF and QP351-QP495

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