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Primary Sources Research Guide

This guide gives information about primary sources and how to locate them in the Library Catalog, our databases, and external sites.

Where to Locate Primary Sources - Psychology

Where to find primary sources - Psychology

Here is a list of the kinds of resources that are considered "primary" for this discipline:

Psychological tests

Case, longitudinal & follow-up studies

Treatment-outcome studies

Clinical case reports

Experimental replications

Survey & questionnaire findings

Reports 

Interviews

Oral histories

Statistical data

Field notes

Site reports

Photographs

 

Here are some databases that EFSC licenses, that may contain some of these primary sources:

PsycArticles

Child Development & Adolescent Studies

DSM-5 Library

Nursing & Mental Health in Video: A Symptom Media Collection