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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 March 2020
Typical questions
• Where can I get access to psychological tests?
• I need recent articles on attachment theory.
Starting points
• The study of psychology can encompass several different fields: neuroscience (See also Biology and Medicine and Nursing) and organisational psychology (see Management). Always check what type of information is required.
• Common questions relate to locating psychological tests. This can be difficult as many are sold commercially or are unavailable in full. The sub- section lists recommended resources.
Recommended resources
Key organisations
Use these to find specialist sub-groups, mailing lists, lists of key journals and forthcoming conferences.
American Psychological Association (APA)
www.apa.org
Largest association of psychologists worldwide. Website has extensive resources for students and early career researchers. It includes PsycPORT (www.apa.org/news/psycport/index.aspx), which is excellent for keeping up to date with the latest psychological research in the news.
British Psychological Society (BPS)
www.bps.org.uk
Key body representing researchers and practising psychologists in the UK. Includes guidance for potential students. Its Research Digest (digest.bps.org.uk) provides free access to the latest summaries of new work. Senate House, University of London holds the printed book collection (www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our- collections/research-collections/psychology). Information plus a catalogue can be accessed online.
International Union of Psychological Science
www.iupsys.net
International organisation that seeks to promote psychology as a science and a profession.
Study guides
Psychology Resources Around the World [Basic]
psychology-resources.org
Free access to this authoritative resource from the International Union of Psychological Science. It includes a timeline of the history of psychology; information on associations worldwide, plus a large collection of links to recommended online resources, many of which are free. These include literature searching databases and tests.
Social Psychology Network [Basic]
www.socialpsychology.org
Excellent site maintained by Scott Plous, Wesleyan University, that provides a great directory of key psychology resources. It includes the latest psychology headlines and lists of standard textbooks, plus links to recommended online journals, blogs, texts, textbooks and topic related websites covering all areas of psychology.
Journal articles
APA PsycNET (Subscription) [Specialist]
www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycnet/index.aspx
A searchable interface to the wealth of content available in American Psychological Association databases such as PsycBOOKS, PsycEXTRA (conference materials), PsycARTICLES (full text e-journals) and PsycINFO (journal article abstracts).These include journal articles, books, grey literature and audiovisual content covering all aspects of psychological literature from the 19th century to the present day. Note that access to the full text requires a subscription.
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