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Psychology

This research guide from the DVC Library is intended for students who are doing research in psychology, either for classroom assignments, research papers, or exploring a career in psychology.

Books and eBooks - Psychology

Articles - Psychology

Credo Reference Academic Core (Infobase)

Includes reference encyclopedias and handbooks, which feature easy-to-read overviews and background information on thousands of topics. Credo also features videos, illustrations, photographs, visual aids, and maps.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (Ebsco)

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.

PsycARTICLES (Ebsco)

PsycARTICLES is a robust database offering complete access to the full text of more than 100 landmark journals in behavioral science and related fields ranging from education, to nursing, to business, to neuroscience.

Science Direct College Edition Journals Collection - Health and Life Sciences

Peer-reviewed scholarly articles from over 1,200 journals in several health and life sciences disciplines, including medicine & health, dentistry, neuroscience, and biological sciences.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)

This database has full-text academic articles in almost every subject, including quite a few peer-reviewed and scholarly journals. A good choice for almost any topic.

MEDLINE (Ebsco)

MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.

Ebook Central (ProQuest)

Search and read over 100,000 books---all in digital format. Books cover a wide array of subjects.

Credo Reference Academic Core (Infobase)

Includes reference encyclopedias and handbooks, which feature easy-to-read overviews and background information on thousands of topics. Credo also features videos, illustrations, photographs, visual aids, and maps.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)

Database featuring current events and social issue articles, facts, and pro/con viewpoints.

Films - Psychology

Psychology - Films on Demand

Watch award-winning documentaries and educational programs about developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, gender and sexuality, social psychology, and more.

Psychology - Academic Video Online (AVON)

Educational programs from well-known producers like A&E, BBC, and PBS.

Internet Resources - Psychology

American Psychological Association

The APA is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. Their website contains information on a variety of topics in the field, plus news and links to other resources.

National Institute of Mental Health

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. Their website contains a wealth of information on various mental health topics.

Project Implicit | Harvard University

Find out what you really think about things. A group of psychologists at Harvard has set up this set of online tests you can take to explore your preferences and prejudices.

Psychology Topics

APA Citation Style

PHC Phone 925-969-2595

SRC Phone 925-551-6270

Text 925-705-4031

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