Research Guide - Psychology

This online guide is developed specifically for those doing research in Psychology. It provides a recommended list of resources, encompassing print materials, electronic databases, and selected Internet resources.

Psychology is the scientific study of human cognition, affect, behavior, and relationships. Because psychology draws from disciplines such as physiology, neurology, and psychiatry, you may need to consult resources in those fields also.

For research help, contact Timothy A. Balch, at 696-2335.

• Psychology
• Psychological
• Psychologists
• Psychiatry
• Psychoanalysis
• specific subjects such as Social Psychology, Psychometrics, Behavior Modification, Operant Conditioning, Intelligence Tests, Existential Psychology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Employee Motivation, or Rural Mental Health Services.
• specific topics with the term Psychological Aspects, such as Bereavement - Psychological Aspects

For additional, useful subject headings for your topic, consult the following listings, available in the Drinko Library Reference Collection:

• Library of Congress Subject Headings (Reference Desk).
• Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms 8th edition. (Ref Desk / Z695.1 .P7T48 1997 and MUGC Ref Z695.1 .P7T48 1997). Subject headings used by the American Psychological Association for indexing publications in its PsychINFO, PsychLIT, ClinPSYC, and Psychological Abstracts databases. All subject areas of psychology and related disciplines are covered.
• National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) searchable at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2002/MBrowser.html

Some of the titles in our catalog are e-books from netLibrary. Use of these titles is available to all students, faculty and staff with a valid MUID. Your account must be set up before using netLibrary.

Browse the shelves in these call number areas to find books devoted to areas of psychology:

For books at other libraries, search other Library catalogs over the Web. These books may be ordered from other libraries using the Information Delivery Services (IDS).

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The online databases and indexes listed here will provide references to articles (or in some cases full-text articles) in a wide range of periodicals, from news magazines and newspapers to scholarly and professional journals. If you have questions about choosing or using a database or index, please consult a librarian. (Note- You must be a registered Marshall University student, faculty, or staff member to use most of the online databases and access online journals.)

Full-Text Databases

• Academic Search Premier
  This comprehensive database features full text for over 1,200 journals with many dating back to 1990; abstracts and indexing for over 3,000 scholarly journals; and coverage of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Christian Science Monitor. It includes coverage of over 1,700 peer-reviewed journals.
  
  Hint: Because of its wide coverage, Academic Search Premier is a good starting point for articles and you should begin searching there. Remember, articles that can't available as full-text or page-image may be available elsewhere in the Library.
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
  Furnishes the full text of almost 515 titles. Covers topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. PsychINFO citations may be linked to here, but this can also be searched as an separate database.
• Synergy
  Covers 416 leading journals, including 17 related to psychology. Our subscription provides full text access (at least two years worth) to: Addiction, British Journal of Learning Disabilities, Child: Care, Health and Development, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, and Journal of Intellectual Disability Research .
• Wiley InterScience
  Full text of over 160 scientific, medical, and professional journals published by Wiley. Coverage is back to 1996. Titles of interest in include Applied Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, European Eating Disorders Review, Infant Mental Health Journal, Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, and Psychology in the Schools.
• Project Muse
  Provides full text access to a variety of arts and humanities journals. Of the 78 titles available in our subscription, two are particularly useful to psychology researchers: American Imago and Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology.

Indexes & Bibliographic Databases

These databases and indexes will provide citation information (author, article title, periodical name, volume & issue, date) for articles, essays, book chapters, dissertations, and other materials. You can then use that information to see if the item is in the MU Libraries by searching the library catalog and Journals Search, or--if the item is not owned by us--order it from another library using the Information Delivery Services (IDS).

• PsycINFO
  Based on Psychological Abstracts, this is the main electronic index for psychological literature. PsycINFO contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports, in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, physiology, anthropology, business, and law. Journal coverage dates back to the 1800s, and includes material selected from more than 1,700 periodicals written in over 30 languages. Recent citations may include links to the full text. Chapter and book coverage includes English-language material published from 1987 to the present.
  
  • Psychological Index 1895-1934 Morrow Stacks Z7203 .P97
  • Psychological Abstracts 1927-- Ref. BF1 .P65
  • Author Index to Psychological Index, 1894-1935, and Psychological Abstracts, 1927-1958 Ref. BF1 .P975
  • Cumulative Author Index to Psychological Abstracts 1959-1983 Ref. BF1 .P9752 Suppl.1-5,7
  • Cumulative Subject Index to Psychological Abstracts 1927-1983 Ref. BF1 .P652 Suppl.1-7
• Social Services Abstracts
  Gives bibliographic coverage back to 1980 of research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Abstracts and indexes over 1,600 publications, including journal articles, dissertations, and book reviews.
• Medline (available in CSA, EBSCOHost, and NLM PubMed )
  Abstracts from over 4,600 current journals in medicine, nursing, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and related medical fields. Links to full-text sources are being added for newer citations. Created by the National Library of Medicine, this database uses Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and can be searched by keyword.

Selected Periodicals

The following periodicals are available through the MU Libraries, in print and online. For titles online, only selected years may be available and not all articles from an issue may be full-text. Click on the Periodical Title below to see MU library holdings in all formats.
This is not an exhaustive list of journals you may find useful, just a starting point. Most of these periodicals are indexed within online databases such as Academic Search Premier and PsychINFO. To search for articles from a particular journal within the database, limit the search by using "journal name" or "title".

Unless noted, all of the periodicals below are peer-reviewed; that is, they are scholarly and use a pre-publication review process. ("Refereed" is another term used for this type of scholarly periodicals.) (APA) shows which periodicals are published by the American Psychological Association.

E-Journals

• PSYCLINE: Your Guide to Psychological and Social Science Journals on the Web http://www.psycline.org/journals/psycline.html
  Owned and managed by a German psychologist since 1995, this site is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date lists of psychology and social science journals on the Internet. Besides links to print journals (some of which are available through our full-text databases), this also has links to 112 free e-journals.

  General and Multiple Areas

• American Psychologist Per/BF1 .A55 & MUGC (APA)
  Official journal of the American Psychological Association, with documents and news of the association as well as articles covering current issues in psychology, the science and practice of psychology, and psychology's contribution to public policy.
• Contemporary Psychology Per/BF1 .C53 (APA)
  Critical reviews of books, films, tapes, and other resources relevant to psychology, with the focus on items suitable for a broad range of psychologists.
• Professional Psychology: Research and Practice MUGC (APA)
  Articles on the application of psychology (all areas), effect of public policy on the practice of psychology, standards of professional practice, and the education and training of psychologists.
• Psychological Bulletin Per/BF1 .P65 (APA)
  Articles review and evaluate issues in scientific psychology, with the aim of integrating them across different areas of research. (Methodological, research, and theoretical articles are published in other journals).
• Psychological Review Reading Room/BF1 .P65 & MUGC; Media (APA)
  Provides articles "that make important theoretical contributions to any area of scientific psychology." Although advances of theory are preferred, evaluations of alternative theories in a given area are also published.
• Psycoloquy http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/psyc.html
  A refereed international, interdisciplinary electronic journal sponsored by the APA. All areas of psychology are included, as well as related areas such as cognitive science, neuroscience, and behavioral biology

Clinical Psychology

• American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Per/RA790 .A1A5 & MUGC (APA)
  Aims to inform public policy and professional practice, while expanding knowledge related to mental health and human development.
• Journal of Abnormal Psychology Reading Room/BF1 .J62 & Media (APA)
  Publishes basic research and theory across the field of abnormal behavior. Generally does not cover etiology or descriptive pathology.
• Journal of Clinical Psychology Per/RC321 .J74 & MUGC and Online (Wiley InterScience)
  Papers cover psychopathology, psychodiagnostics, the psychotherapeutic process, psychotherapy effectiveness, psychological assessment and treatment matching, and clinical outcomes.
• Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Per/BF1 .J57 & MUGC (APA)
  Articles deal with the diagnosis or treatment of abnormal behavior, but not cover etiology or descriptive pathology. A basic resource.

Counseling Psychology

• British Journal of Guidance & Counseling Online (EbscoHost)
  International journal with articles on the theory and practice of guidance and counseling, the provision of services, and training and professional issues. Calls itself "the leading forum for debate between academics, trainers and practitioners in the field."
• Counseling & Values MUGC and Online (EbscoHost Academic Search)
  Deals with the relationships among psychology, philosophy, religion, social values, and counseling. Official journal of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling.
• Counseling Psychologist Per/BF637 .C6C64, MUGC and Online (EbscoHost Academic Search)
  Concentrates on the theory, research, and practice of counseling psychology. Each issue has one or more major papers on a single topic, with reaction papers from diverse viewpoints; and a variety of subject forums. Official journal of the APA Division of Counseling Psychology.
• Journal of Counseling & Development Reading Room/HF5381 .A1J6, Media, MUGC, and Online (EbscoHost, ProQuest)
  Premier journal of the American Counseling Association. Articles aimed at counselors and mental health professionals in all settings.
• Journal of Counseling Psychology Reading Room/BF637 .C6J65, Morrow Stacks, Media & MUGC (APA)
  Empirical research in such areas as counseling activities, career development and vocational psychology, and professional issues in counseling psychology.
• Journal of Mental Health Counseling Per/BF637 .C6J68, Morrow Stacks, & MUGC (APA)
  Uses data-based research to address concerns of counselors in private practice, non-profit organizations, business and industry, and rehabilitation settings.

Developmental Psychology

• Developmental Psychology Reading Room/BF699 .D46, Morrow Stacks & MUGC; Media (APA)
  Covers human development across the life span.
• Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Per/BF636 .A1J63, Morrow Stacks & MUGC; Media
  Focuses on human development and the application of knowledge about that development to policy making, educational, clinical and social settings.
• Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development Online (EbscoHost) (Not peer-reviewed)
  Covers research, theory, and applications relevant to multicultural and ethnic minority interests in all areas of counseling and human development.

Educational & School Psychology

• British Journal of Educational Psychology Morrow Per/LB1051 .A2B7; MUGC
  Publishes "research that makes a significant contribution to the understanding and practice of education." All research methodologies are included.
• Educational Psychologist MUGC and Online (EbscoHost Academic Search)
  Official journal of APA's Division of Educational Psychology. Publishes essays, reviews, critiques, and articles (theoretical and conceptual) that contribute to understanding issues, problems, and research. Does not report methods and results of empirical studies.
• Educational Psychology MUGC and Online (EbscoHost Academic Search)
  Particular emphasis on applied research based on experimental and behavioral studies, with regular review articles. Covers all educational levels and those with special learning needs.
• Journal of Educational Psychology Reading Room/LB1051 .A2J6, Media & MUGC (APA)
  Covers education at all levels, from early childhood intervention to programs for elderly adults. Mostly publishes original research, with occasional theoretical or review articles.
• Journal of School Psychology MUGC
  Reports of research and practice related to school psychology as both a science and an applied specialty. Also has reviews of tests, books, and other material of interest to school psychologists.
• Psychology in the Schools Per/LB1101 .P75, Media & MUGC
  Focuses on issues confronting school psychologists, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other workers in all educational settings. Articles that clearly set forth implications for practitioners are preferred.
• School Psychology Quarterly MUGC
  Articles use a wide range of methodologies, and there are three in-depth sections: book reviews, research design and methodology, and empirically supported interventions. Official journal of APA's Division of School Psychology.
• School Psychology Review MUGC and Online (EbscoHost, Wilson Web)
  Published by the National Association of School Psychologists, this is the second largest journal in the field. It aims to publish "scholarly advances in research, training, and practice" in order to affect the delivery of school psychological services.

Experimental & Biophysical Psychology

• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes Reading Room/BF180.J67, Morrow Stacks, & Media (APA)
  Experimental and theoretical articles about all areas of animal behavior processes.
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Reading Room/BF180 .J671, Morrow Stacks & Media (APA)
  Empirical articles bridging two or more areas of psychology.
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance Reading Room/BF180 .J673, Morrow Stacks & Media (APA)
  Publishes experimental work on perception, control of action, and related cognitive processes. Emphasis is on human subjects.
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition Reading Room/BF180 .J672 & Media (APA)
  Original experimental studies on cognition, learning, memory, concept formation, reading, and all related areas.
• Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Per/BF1 .J69 & MUGC
  Publishes the results of "experiments relevant to the behavior of individual organisms."

Forensic Psychology

• Behavioral Sciences & the Law Online (Wiley InterScience)
  Aims to provide a broad perspective on psycho-legal topics, using a variety of approaches, for clinicians, academics, researchers, and policy makers. Issues tend to cover one topic, often from several disciplinary perspectives.
• International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Per/HV9261 .J6, MUGC, & Online (EbscoHost)
  Provides an interdisciplinary forum for research, discussion, and analysis of variables associated with crime and delinquency. Emphasis is on theoretical and clinical treatment of the offender.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

• Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Per/BF636 .A1J6 & MUGC and Online (Wilson Web)
  Publishes "research about applications of the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance."
• Journal of Applied Psychology Reading Room/BF1 .J55 & Morrow Stacks; Media (APA)
  Articles about investigations of interest to psychologists researching or practicing in the private and public sectors (e.g. universities, nonprofit organizations, industry, government).
• Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology MUGC & Online (EbscoHost, ProQuest)
  British Psychological Society journal covering industrial, organizational, engineering, vocational and personnel psychology.
• Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes Per/BF636 .A1 O7
  Articles report on fundamental research, theoretical developments, literature reviews, and methodological advancements in all areas of organizational behavior and psychology, human cognition, judgment, and decision-making.

Social Psychology

• European Journal of Social Psychology Online (Wiley InterScience)
  This journal, sponsored by the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, publishes reports of empirical research, major reviews of research in a specific area, and accounts of original theoretical positions.
• Journal of Applied Social Psychology Per/HM251 .J52
  Deals with applications of experimental behavioral science research to problems of society, such as leadership psychology, safety, jury deliberation, and psychology of sports.
• Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Per/HM251 .J53
  Publishes "research and theory on social interaction and related phenomena, including attitudes, social cognition and motivation, interpersonal relationships, and intragroup/intergroup processes."
• Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Reading Room/HM251 .J56, MUGC & Media
  Covers all areas of personality and social psychology, with an emphasis on empirical reports. Divided into three sections: attitudes and social cognition; interpersonal relations and group processes; and personality processes and individual differences.
• Social Psychology Quarterly Per/HM251 .J53 and Online (JSTOR)
  Interdisciplinary journal (psychology and sociology) publishing both theoretical and empirical papers on the link between individual and society.

Psychiatry

• American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Per/RA790 .A1A5 & MUGC (APA)
  Aims to inform public policy and professional practice, while expanding knowledge related to mental health and human development.
• American Journal of Psychiatry Health Science Library, MUGC & Online (ProQuest-CINAHL)
  Includes articles reporting on work that" embodies scientific excellence in psychiatric medicine and advances in clinical research," overviews on topic of general interest to psychiatry, and brief reports of research. Official journal of the American Psychiatric Association.
• Archives of General Psychiatry Health Science Library, MUGC & Online
  Seeks to inform and educate clinicians, scholars, and research scientists in psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and related fields. Published by the American Medical Association.
• Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Health Science Library & Online (EbscoHost)
  The main journal of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, this includes scientific articles on developments in Canadian and international psychiatry, review articles, and book reviews. Current special interest research topics are covered in supplements. Content may be in English or French.
• Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Health Science Library, MUGC & Online (EbscoHost EJS)
  Emphasis is on papers dealing with those subjects relevant to the practicing clinical psychiatrist, along with case and clinical reports, book reviews, letters to the editor, and highlights of academic symposia. (Special supplements contain scientific symposia proceedings.)
• Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Health Science Library, MUGC & Online (Wilson Web)
  The main journal about psychiatric research and treatment of children and adolescents. It's purpose is to advance research, clinical practice, and theory in this area of psychiatry, with articles representing all viewpoints.
• Psychiatric Annals MUGC
  Designed for continuing education, each issue is devoted to a single topic, with articles from several authors.
• Psychiatric Quarterly Online (Kluwer)
  European journal publishing articles on the care and treatment of patients with emotional disorders in all settings, reviews of all aspects of mental health care, and studies of factors influencing that care.

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Note: "Ref" by itself means "Drinko Library Reference section". Use of "netLibrary e-book" titles is available to all students, faculty and staff with a valid MUID. Your account must be set up before using netLibrary.

• Research Guide for Psychology MUGC Ref. BF76.5 .M35 1982
• Psychology: a Guide to Reference and Information Sources Drinko BF121 .B29 1993 and netLibrary e-book
• Library Use: a handbook for psychology Drinko BF76.8 .R43 1992
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition Ref. Desk & MUGC Ref. & MUGC-Beckley BF76.7 .P83 2001
• Mastering APA Style: student's workbook and training guide Ref. BF76.7 .G45 1990
• Mastering APA Style: instructor's resource guide Ref. BF76.7 .G44 1990
• Mastering APA Style: instructor's manual MUGC Ref. BF76.7 .G44 1990
• Encyclopedia of Psychology, Alan E. Kazdin, editor in chief. Ref. BF31 .E52 2000
• Encyclopedia of Psychology, Raymond J. Corsini, editor. Ref. & MUGC Ref. BF31 .E52 1994
• Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Howard S. Friedman, editor-in-chief. Ref. RA790.5 .E53 1998
• The Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis, Benjamin B. Wolman, editor in chief. Ref. RC437 .E49 1996
• Encyclopedia of Human Emotions, edited by David Levinson. Ref. BF531 .E55 1999
• The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development, edited by Stanley J. Ulijaszek. Ref. QP84 .C26 1998
• The Encyclopedia of Human Development and Education: theory, research, and studies, edited by R. Murray Thomas. MUGC Ref. BF713 .E65 1990
• Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, editor-in-chief, V.S. Ramachandran. Health Science Library Ref.BF31 .E5 1994
• The Blackwell Dictionary of Cognitive Psychology, edited by Michael W. Eysenck. Ref. BF311 .B535 1991
• The International Dictionary of Psychology Ref. & MUGC Ref. BF31 .S83 1989
• Dictionary of Behavioral Science Ref. BF31 .D48 1988
• Dictionary of Concepts in General Psychology MUGC Ref. BF31 .P665 1988
• The Oxford Companion to the Mind, edited by Richard L. Gregory. netLibrary e-book
• Psychiatric Dictionary Health Science Library Ref. RC437 .H5 1996
• Handbook of Educational Psychology, David C. Berliner & Robert C. Calfee, editors. Ref. LB1051 .H2354 1996
• Handbook of Psychology and Law, D.K. Kagehiro & W.S. Laufer, editors. MUGC Ref. K487 .P75H36 1991
• A Reference Companion to the History of Abnormal Psychology, John G. Howells & M. Livia Osborn. Ref. RC454.4 .H68 1984
• Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psychiatry, edited by Michael H. Ebert. Health Science Library Ref. RC456 .C87 2000
• New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, edited by Michael G. Gelder. Health Science Library Ref. RC454 .N477 2000
• Mental Measurements Yearbook Ref. & MUGC Ref. Z5814 .P8B932 and online
• Mental Measurements Yearbook on CD-ROM and Master Index to Test Information MUGC Ref. Z5814 .P8T45
• Tests in Print series
  Tests in Print. Ref. Z5814 .E9B8
  Tests in Print II. Ref. Z5814 .E9B82
  Tests in Print III. Ref. & MUGC Ref. Z59814 .E9T47 1983
  Tests in Print IV. MUGC Ref. Z5814 .E9T47 1994
  Tests in Print V. Ref. & MUGC Ref. & MUGC-Beckley Z5814 .E9T47 1999
• Test Critiques Ref. & Ref. & MUGC Ref. BF176 .T419 1984
• Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: clinical, psychological, and educational applications, Lisa A. Suzuki, editor. MUGC Ref. BF176 .H36 1996
• Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques, John Touliatos ..., editors. Ref. HQ728 .T68 1990
• Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques, edited by Michel Hersen, Alan S. Bellack. Ref. & MUGC Ref. BF176.5 .D53 1988
• Dictionary of Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences, edited by Andrew C. Ostrow. Ref. & MUGC Ref. GV706.4 .D57 1990
• Measures for Clinical Practice: a sourcebook, Joel Fischer, Kevin Corcoran. MUGC Ref. BF176 .C66 1994
• Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures, Bert A. Goldman. MUGC Ref. BF431 .G625 (vols. 1,3, 5) and Health Science Ref. BF431 .G625 (vols. 1-4, 6)
• Cracking the GRE Psychology Test Ref. BF78 .C73 1999
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV Ref.Desk & Health Science Library Ref. & MUGC Ref & MUGC-Beckley RC455.2 .C4D554 1994
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR Ref.Desk & Health Science Library Ref. RC455.2 .C4D536 2000
• American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Ref. RC480.5 .A495 2002

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• Statistical Universe
  Search statistics produced by the U.S. federal and state governments, professional and trade groups, and other organizations.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States Ref. Desk HA202 .U5
  The major source for census and other statistics. (Online version available at http://www.census.gov/statab/www/)
• Mental Health, United States Gov. Docs. HE 20.8137:
  Published every two years by the National Institute of Mental Health.
• Vital Statistics of the United States Gov. Docs. HE 20.6210:
  Detailed statistics on a wide variety of subjects, from the Bureau of the Census.
• The Yahoo! Directory of Government Statistics http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Statistics/
  Links to online statistical sources, arranged by country, including the United States
• Statistical Resources on the Web http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
  Comprehensive set of links to online statistical sources, including mental health. Maintained by the Univ. of Michigan Documents Center.

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A good starting point for biographical information is the Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Ref. Z5305 .U5B56 1980), which indexes a vast assortment of sources including general titles such as Who's Who in America, Who Was Who in America, Who's Who, Who Was Who, and the New York Times Biographical Service. More specialized resources include:

• Biographical Dictionary of Psychology MUGC Ref. BF109 .A1Z85 1984
• Eponyms in Psychology: a dictionary and biographical sourcebook. Ref. BF31 .Z87 1987
• Women in Psychology: a bio-bibliographic sourcebook Drinko BF109 .A1W65 1990
• Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology Drinko BF109 .A1P67 1991
• Names in the History of Psychology Drinko BR109 .A1Z85
• Yahoo.com: Psychologists
  http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Psychology/Psychologists/
  Directory of websites about psychologists (some popular, some significant).
• Psychology Hall of Fame (Psychology Online)
  http://inst.santafe.cc.fl.us/~mwehr/PersonalityLibraryFamousPsychologists.html
  Links to information on a number of prominent psychologists.
• PSYography: Internet Source for Biographies on Psychologists
  http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/mbradley/psyography.html
  A work in progress, with short biographies.
• Famous Figures in Psychology
  http://www.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/famous.html
  Links to websites about famous psychologists.
• The Psychology Hall of Fame - Biographies
  http://www.800therapist.com/history/
  A number of links to biographical information.
• Women in Psychology
  http://teach.psy.uga.edu/dept/student/parker/PsychWomen/wopsy.htm
  Short biographies of women who have influenced psychology.
• Bigchalk: the education network--Psychology
  http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/wa/BCPageDA/sec~cab~11533~~
  Links to biographical information on famous psychologists and their work.
• Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated
  More than 72,000 biographies and obituaries. Many of the biographies are enhanced with full text, abstracts, and citations from H. W. Wilson databases.

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The Web provides a tremendous number of resources for psychological and psychiatric research. It is essential that you use a good search engine (such as Teoma, HotBot, Alta Vista, Excite, and Google) or directory site (such as the Librarian's Index to the Internet, INFOMINE, About.com, and the Scout Report). Also, see the next section for some psychology/psychiatry gateways. Examples of some interesting and useful web sites are:

Organizations and Associations

Academy of Counseling Psychology http://academyofabpps.org
Academy of Psychological Clinical Science http://w3.arizona.edu/~psych/apcs/apcs.html
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org
American Board of Sport Psychology http://www.americanboardofsportpsychology.org
American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org
American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
American Psychological Society http://www.psychologicalscience.org
Animal Behavior Society http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/
Canadian Psychological Association http://www.cpa.ca/
Cognitive Science Society http://www.cognitivesciencesociety.org/
Exercise and Sport Psychology (APA Division 47) http://www.psyc.unt.edu/apadiv47/
National Association of School Psychologists http://www.naspweb.org
North American Association of Masters in Psychology http://www.eNAMP.org
Psi Chi: the National Honor Society in Psychology http://www.psichi.org
Marshall University Psi Chi/Psychology Club http://www.marshall.edu/psych/psichi/psichi.htm
Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12, Section III) http://pantheon.yale.edu/~tat22/
Society for Computers in Psychology http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~allanr/scip.html
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (APA Division 14) http://www.siop.org/
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (APA Division 8) http://www.spsp.org/
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Division 9) http://www.spssi.org/
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (APA Division 53) http://www.clinicalchildpsychology.org/
Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis http://cep.jmu.edu/serdiksl/seaba/seaba.htm
West Virginia Psychological Association http://www.wvpsychology.org/

Student Advice and Careers in Psychology

Tipsheets for Psychology Majors http://www.psywww.com/tipsheet/index.html
Interdisciplinary Applications of PsycINFO http://www.apa.org/psychinfo/training/applic/
FAQ- Finding Information about Psychological Tests http://www.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.html
Getting Into Graduate School (APA brochure) http://www.apa.org/ed/gradschool/
Psychology and Counseling Programs (GradSchools.com) http://www.gradschools.com/psychologysearch.html/
Funding & Grants for Graduate Students http://www.apa.org/science/apassc-funding.html
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students http://www.apa.org/apags/
Graduate School Survival Guide http://smi.stanford.edu/people/pratt/smi/advice.html
Career Decision Tree for Psychology Students http://www.wku.edu/~kuhlenschmidt/psycareer/index.htm
Psychology: Scientific Problem Solvers--Careers for the 21st Century (APA brochure) http://www.apa.org/students/brochure/
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (Licensure requirements) http://www.asppb.org/Main/students.asp

Theorists and Schools of Thought

B.F. Skinner Foundation http://www.bfskinner.org/
"Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it." John B. Watson, Psychological Review 1913. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Watson/views.htm
"Subjective Behavior Analysis" Steven R. Brown (1999) (Q Methodology) http://facstaff.uww.edu/cottlec/QArchive/Aba99.htm
Cognitive Social Theories http://www.personalityresearch.org/cogsocial.html
Connectionist Models of Cognitive, Affective, Brain, and Behavioral Disorders http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/resources/disordermodels/
"Existential Theory of Carl Rogers" http://www.afirstlook.com/archive/existential.cfm?source=archther
Narrative Psychology http://maple.lemoyne.edu/~hevern/narpsych.html
Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html
Albert Bandura and Social Cognitive Theory (Self-Efficacy) http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/effpage.html
Gordon Allport http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/allport.html
Hans Eysenck (and other Temperament Theorists) http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/eysenck.html
Jacob R. Kantor and the Interbehavioral System http://web.utk.edu/~wverplan/kantor/kantor.html
Jean Piaget http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/piaget.html
Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna http://freud.t0.or.at/freud/index-e.htm
C.G. Jung Page http://www.cgjungpage.org/

Electronic Archives

History & Theory of Psychology Eprint Archive (HTP Prints) http://htpprints.yorku.ca
CogPrints(anything related to cognition) http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk
Psychological Online Documents http://www.psychologie.uni-bonn.de/online-documents/lit_ww.htm
Online Papers on Consciousness http://www.u.arizona.edu/~chalmers/online.html
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP) Archive of Papers and Technical Reports http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~pnp/
APA Style Essentials http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.cfm?doc_id=796
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct http://www.apa.org/ethics/code.html
History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory & Testing http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/
PsycLAW: Linking Psychology & Law http://www.psyclaw.org

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• Encyclopedia of Psychology http://www.psychology.org/
  Almost 2,000 links in a variety of areas, including organizations, paradigms and theories, people and history, and careers.
• PsychWeb http://www.psywww.com/
  A well established and extensive set of links to web sites, brochures, "Careers in Psychology", sports psychology, self-help and scholarly resources. Highly recommended.
• Psychological Science on the Net http://www.psychologicalscience.net/
  Slightly old site (last updated in late 2001), but claims almost 14,000 links.
• PsychScholar http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/
  "A collection of web resources for psychological scholars and budding psychological scholars." Well organized site.
• AmoebaWeb: Psychology on the Web! http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/
  Nicely designed site, with general topics as well as sub-areas of psychology.
• Community Psychology Net http://www.communitypsychology.net/
  A comprehensive set of links in the field of community psychology, prevention, intervention, and action research.
• Social Psychology Network http://www.socialpsychology.org/
  The largest directory of social psychology links on the Internet, along with electronic forums and general psychology links.
• Psych Central: Dr. Grohol's Mental Health Page http://psychcentral.com/
  An excellent lay-oriented site, on the web since 1992. Has a directory of mental health and psychology resources online, articles and essays, book reviews, quizzes, live chats, and support forums.
• Yahoo! Psychology directory http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Psychology/
  Extensive set of links to sites related to psychology, including subfields, conferences, intelligence, organizations, psychologists, and research.
• Google Psychology web directory http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Psychology/?tc=1/
  Extensive set of links to sites related to psychology and related areas, including subfields, journals and publications, history of psychology, and alternative psychologies.
• Yahoo! Psychiatry directory http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Medicine/Psychiatry/
  Nice set of links to sites related to psychiatry, including children, organizations, forensic, and psychopharmacology.

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Prepared by Timothy A. Balch, Reference Services Librarian.

Suggestions for improvement welcomed.

Last updated 8/23/04