Introduction to Theory Based Research and Writing - PSYC/SOCI 175 Resource Guide: Welcome

Includes selected databases and help on using them.

Provides information on finding print and e-books.

Provides selected e-books.

Explains peer review and how to find peer reviewed articles.

Provides links to websites on writing in psychology, e-books, and print books at our library plus how to do a literature review.

The article begins by defining "critical thinking," a multifaceted concept that requires people to think abstractly, to contextualize material into a personalized framework, and parallels a constructivist standpoint. Despite the fact that critical thinking appears to be a sophisticated intellectual construct, school systems generally avoid incorporating activities that induce this advanced cognitive mechanism.

The results of experiments can be flawed or skewed because of a number of different biases. Those designing, conducting, or analyzing an experiment often hold expectations regarding the experiment’s outcome, such as hoping for an outcome that supports the initial hypothesis. Such expectations can shape how the experiment is structured, conducted, and/or interpreted, thereby affecting the outcome. This typically unconscious and unintentional phenomenon is known as experimenter’s bias.

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Articles in the Academic Search Complete database.

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Georgia Tech Library information on the elements of a citation.

This guide provides information on citing with the APA style.

This link has a video and information about how to create a research question using the 5 Ws.