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PSYC 254

Class Agenda

  1. Finding Help At the Roosevelt library
  2. I-Share and Interlibrary Loan
  3. Organizing Your Research
  4. Developing a Research or Guiding Question
  5. Finding Search Terms
  6. Finding Information
    • Psyc INFO
    • ProQuest Central
  7. APA Formatting

Creating a Researchable Question

"Developing a Research or Guiding Question" (by Arizona State University): This video will help you understand the difference between a topic and a research question. It will also help you develop good research questions.

Using Keywords

Question: What affect does playing video games have on teenage girls?

 

 

Concept 1

AND

Concept 2

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Concept 3

Extract the major concepts from your research question.

teenage

 

girls

 

“video games”

List alternatives for each concept:

  • These can be synonyms, or they can be specific examples of the concept
  • Use single words or short phrases.
  • Find additional terms in abstracts and summaries of articles.

 

Search Terms

Search Terms

Search Terms

adolescent

female

“online games”

OR

OR

OR

teens

“teenage girls”

Nintendo

OR

OR

OR

 

 

 

OR

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OR

 

 

 

 

 

 

Librarian Contact Information

Photo of librarian Barbara Anderson

Barbara Anderson, Ed.D.
Head of Instruction and Learning

Office: 1030 AUD
Phone: 312-341-3647

Email Me

 

 

Help

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a. Chicago (Murray-Green): (312) 341-3639/49
b. Chicago (Performing Arts): (312) 341-3651
c. Schaumburg: (847) 619-7980 

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