PSYC 1050 Introduction to Human Development (Reigstad)

Use these databases to search for empirical research articles on your topic: 


CINAHL Complete
Peer-reviewed research articles from health care journals, nursing Continuing Education (CE) modules, standards of practice, evidence-based care sheets, and some health care ebooks. The primary database for nursing research.

PsycNET
Articles on psychology topics from journals published by the APA (American Psychological Association).

PubMed (Including MEDLINE)

Citations and abstracts for articles in health and life science journals from MEDLINE and other sources.

Note: Click the Find Full Text button with the Normandale logo to see if the full text of the article is available in another database.

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Scholarly articles have common attributes that are often represented with section headings, which are common sections of a research article. They can include: abstract, literature review, methods, summary, conclusion, discussion, bibliography, charts or graphs.

Scholarly articles are easy to spot because they are long, often contain no pictures, have lots of references, and are complex and in-depth.

Parts of a Research Article

1. Abstract
   1. A summary of the article. ALWAYS read the abstract—it will tell you whether the article is relevant to your topic or not.
2. Introduction
   1. Introduces the topic, gives context and history, demonstrates why it’s important.
3. Methodology/Methods
   1. Detail how the experiment is conducted.
4. Results
   1. Shows the basic results of the experiment.
5. Discussion
   1. Interprets the results of the experiment and explains what they mean.
6. Conclusion
   1. Summary of findings; where to go next with this kind of research.
7. References
   1. A list of references/sources the authors use in the article.