PsycINFO: What’s In It for Me?
Anne Breitenbach, Trainer
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TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION
How has media changed the world?
From broadcasts of the Vietnam War to our living rooms to Syrian rebels tweeting today, media not only reflect change in our world but actually help create that change.
Search: How has Twitter been used to test public opinion and
media views? Search media and public opinion using the
Thesaurus Search for twitter or tweet in the tests and
measures field
PsycINFO has Twitter research. #PsycINFO #SLA2014
What effect does humor have on politics?
Satire and humor have a long history as tools in politics, but cable television and the Internet have supercharged the connection.
Search: Humor or comedy or satire and political attitudes
How have cell phones changed us?
Ever seen cell phones pop popcorn in a few seconds? New technologies affect us in all kinds of ways, socially, culturally, and physiologically, among others. Think about the ubiquitous cell phone and it’s effect on
DrivingHealth monitoringSampling biasMarketingInterpersonal relationshipsInstruction and teachingBrain function
APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
How malleable are people in extraordinary situations?
We know the images and actions from Nazi Germany; My Lai, Vietnam; the Killing Fields, Cambodia; Rwanda, the Congo, Abu Ghraib, … What research has their been on the role of psychologists in sanctioned abusive interrogation?
Search: torture or prisoner abuse and professional ethics
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Why are people less likely to act proactively when in a
group?
Search: bystander and bullying
Proximity Searching
• Find words that appear near each other• Know the syntax! Links to help docs:
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Near Operator (N) - N5 finds the words if they are within five words of one another regardless of the order in which they appear. For example, type tax N5 reform to find results that would match tax reform as well as reform of income tax. Within Operator (W) - In the following example, W8 finds the words if they are within eight words of one another and in the order in which you entered them.
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Why are some people willing to act?
Just how malleable are “normal people” in extraordinary situations? Why are some people willing to step in?
Search: bystander and altruism or help or assistance
Grant/Sponsorship Field
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
A string of disasters has been brought about in part by executives more concerned with stock prices than good management.
Search: top executives and add salary and decision making
How does executive compensation affect their risk-
taking behavior?
Facets
Building your search from a basic search
I swap “top executive” for “top level managers.” From the titles I see that maybe “CEO” would be good. And I’ll take “salaries” and break it into another category.
Harvesting search terms
Search within results
As a last step I remove dissertations and limit my findings to the past 5 years
ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Are whistleblowers good for their organizations?
Daniel Ellsberg, indirectly, brought down a president. Serpico and Silkwood became folk heroes. Edward Snowden is on the run.
Search: whistleblow* and find the relevant classification codes
Classification codes
What has modern work done to our bodies?
Our activities have changed a great deal in the modern age. From repetitive movements to sedentary environments, we’ve changed our natural activities. What research is there on how ergonomics affects our performance?
Search: ergonomics and posture and performance
Setting Alerts from a Journal Set
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
Few issues in forensics have generated more research than the quest for an accurate way to tell if someone is lying.
Search: lie detect* and accuracy
What psychological research is there on lie detection?
How does this apply to you?Don’t work in a prison or even with Don’t work in a prison or even with people much? people much? How does applied social psychology How does applied social psychology affect you? affect you? It helps describe conflict and It helps describe conflict and cooperation wherever they existcooperation wherever they existIt underlies consumer decision makingIt underlies consumer decision makingIt helps build bridges across It helps build bridges across generations and ethnicitiesgenerations and ethnicitiesIt prepares you to meet your own It prepares you to meet your own challenges morally and courageously, a challenges morally and courageously, a bad barrel need not spoil the applebad barrel need not spoil the apple
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