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PSYC 465 (Liu): Experimental Psychology

Research Guide for Dr. Liu's section of the PSYC 465 course

When is Nadine Anderson, your Librarian, Available?

Email Nadine at nfanders@umich.edu with your research questions and/or to set up a meeting. During the semester I am available online from Sunday to Thursday. I do not engage in work emails outside of these days or holidays.

Welcome!

This guide will help you with your Research Paper assignments:

  1. Go to Online Library Access for help and instructions on accessing library databases, articles, and ebooks online

Annotated Bibliography

  1. Go to Find Articles From Target Study to find articles which your target study article referenced and also articles which have subsequently cited your target study article
  2. Go to Find Psychology Articles to find articles about your research area 
  3. Go to Read & Analyze Your Articles to find key information in your research articles for your annotations
  4. Go to Write Your Annotations for guidelines and instructions on putting together your annotations
  5. Go to Cite in APA Style for help formatting your citations in APA Style
    • follow the In-Text Citations and Journal Articles links for guidelines and templates 

Research Paper

  1. Go to Find Psychology Articles to find articles for your Introduction and Discussion 
  2. Go to Read & Analyze Your Articles to find key information in your research articles
  3. Go to Use Your Articles for guidelines and instructions on using your articles to build your evidence, arguments, and conclusions for your Introduction and Discussion sections
  4. Go to Write Your Research Paper for instructions and guidelines on putting together each section of your research paper
  5. Go to Cite in APA Style for help putting together your citations and formatting your Research Paper and References list in APA Style
    • follow the In-Text Citations and Journal Articles links for guidelines and templates 
    • follow the Create an APA References List link and use the References list at the end of the Sample Student Paper

Human Subjects Research & The IRB Application Process

You cannot collect data or run analyses without Institutional Research Board (IRB) approval for any planned research involving human subjects. Go to the eResearch Regulatory Management Human Subjects application page and click on the Human Subjects Study Application button in the upper left margin to start a new application.

Office Of Research Help Guides

For questions regarding IRB application requirements (e.g., policy, procedure, science), contact IRB Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences, by email at irbhsbs@umich.edu or by phone at (734) 936-0933.

Research Project Design & Writing

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Print Books

  • Click on the book title link for info on the book's Call Number and library availability. 
  • If you need help finding a book on the library's shelves, feel free to ask for help at the Library Info Desk

Ebooks

  • Click on the title link to open the ebook (click on Access web version on the landing page)
  • Go to Online Library Access for instructions on how to access library ebooks and what to do when you can't
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