PSYC85: History of Psychology

• Do some background reading so you understand your topic
• Don't quote from Wikipedia, but it is actually a good place to begin your research. Entries in Wikipedia frequently contain links to useful resources that are considered academic
• Check out the list of key resources in Psychology and History; additional disciplines can be found in our Subjects A-Z list.

Review your course readings or try browsing through other resources on the history of psychology:

Journals

Additional Resources

Step 1: Brainstorm keywords that represent aspects of your topic.

Step 2: Select appropriate databases for your research topic.

Step 3: Build your search using search terms and Boolean Logic. 

Step 4: Review your results. 

Step 5: Evaluate the quality of your sources.

Step 6: Get the full-text of relevant articles.