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Featured Books And Magazines

Finding Academic Articles

Google Scholar JSTOR Directory of Open Access Journals: Psychology JURN Directory of Open Access Journals PubPsych APA Highlights in Psychological Research Psyarxiv (pre-prints, not peer reviewed)

Academic Articles

• VSA Academic Journals Guide

• Full-Text Psychology Journal Articles (Very Well Mind)

The Extended Essay

• the topic selection process involves choosing a field in psychology, narrowing it to a specific topic, and developing a research question

• your argument should be supported by research gathered from academic sources

• topics in "pop psychology" or "self-help" may not be appropriate if they are not supported by peer-reviewed research

• ensure that enough relevant resources are available for your topic at the start of the research process

• use secondary sources only, as the collection of primary data is not allowed

• evaluate the research you cite (e.g. context and possible biases) and present a balanced argument

• give consideration given to cultural, ethical, gender, and methodological perspectives

Subject Specific Guidance from the IB: Psychology

VSA EE Libguide

Assessed Student Work - Psychology

IB Psychology Glossary

Academic Articles: An example

• Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases [JSTOR]

The number of times an article has been cited is an indication of how influential it is. How many times has this article been cited?

Podcasts

• Speaking of Psychology

• All in th Mind (ABC)

• All in the Mind (BBC)

• More Podcasts (APA)

APA vs MLA

When you are doing your research, you will see that many articles written in the discipline of psychology use the APA (American Psychological Association) style. At VSA we use MLA, don't confuse the two! If you study psychology at university, you will probably use APA as your citation style.

	MLA	APA
List of Sources	Works Cited	References
Reference	Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” Science, vol. 185, no. 4157, 27 Sept. 1974, pp. 1124–1131. JSTOR, 10.1126/science.185.4157.1124. Accessed 5 Dec. 2022.	Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1974). Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases. Science, 185(4157), 1124–1131. JSTOR. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.185.4157.1124
In-text Citation	(Tversky and Kahneman)	(Tversky & Kahneman, 1974)

Other Links

• APA Psychology Topics