PSYC 2301 | Article Critique Assignment

• Topics can be anything in the field of Psychology.

• Check out the Table of Contents, and the Index of your Textbook for topic ideas.

• You have to have an idea for a topic before you can begin searching for an article.

Here are some topic suggestions to get you started:

Depression

Depression and "College Students"

Anxiety 

Anxiety and "College Students"

"Test Anxiety" and "College Students"

"Social Media" and "College Students"

Sleep and "College Students"

"Binge Drinking" and "College Students"

Bipolar Disorder

Notice that some of the search terms are in quotation marks, that tells the computer that you want articles where those two terms appear together as a phrase. The word "AND" in between search terms or sets of search terms tells the computer that you want both terms or sets of terms to appear in the same article, this has the effect of limiting your search. Using the "AND" limiter and the quotation marks are part of the method known as Boolean Searching which is the best way to search most library databases. To learn more about Boolean Searching view the video below.

For a full discussion of Scholarly Articles, click the index tab on the left. For a quick description, view one of the videos below.

These are the two best databases the San Jacinto College Libraries subscribe to for searching for scholarly articles in the field of Psychology. Start in the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences databases and if you don't find a suitable article, then try the Psychology database. If you still can't find an article that passes muster, ask a librarian for help.

Click on the APA Citation Tab to the left to be taken to our full APA citation research guide page. 

Here is how to cite a journal article with two authors from a library database in APA format, how you would cite that in-text and a narrative text citation for the same article:

JOURNAL ARTICLE – TWO AUTHORS:

Reference List:  

Terry, C. P., & Terry, D. L. (2015). Cell phone-related near accidents among young drivers: Associations

       with mindfulness. Journal  of  Psychology, 149(7), 665683. https://doi.org/10/1037/rev0000126

In-text citation:  (Terry & Terry, 2015)

Narrative Citation:  Terry & Terry (2015)