COG250Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Google Scholar, Zotero, Mendeley
Introduction*to*Cognitive*Science*
COG250Y1*Y*
Cognitive*Science*Essay*Workshop*11/18/16*
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Search!resources!
-might!be!inclined!to!look!at!books,!reading!an!entire!book!however!does!not!give!a!lot!of!
helpful!information!(avoid!books)!
-Go!for!academic!articles!(generally!lie!around!10!pages)!
-By!having!a!lot!of!short!articles,!can!have!a!lot!of!people!agreeing!with!what!you!want!to!show!
-If!you!go!out!and!get!a!lot!of!sources!that!agrees,!more!weight!behind!claims!
-Articles!help!to!explain!what!is!going!on!in!cognitive!science!instead!of!what!someone!simply!
said!
-Primary!resource!should!be!UofT!library!website!
-Type!in!on!the!library!engine,!for!instance!categorization,!most!likely!look!up!key!terms!
-If!you!find!articles!that!say!the!exact!opposite!of!your!point,!either!move!on,!or!use!it!to!
compare!to!essay,!have!someone!that!disagrees,!and!use!it!to!be!able!to!argue!against!it!
-Show!how!it!is!better!than!other!alternatives!when!explaining!main!point!
-It!is!good!to!include!the!counter!argument,!opposite!article!to!acknowledge!other!people’s!
opinions!
-Outline!the!two!competing!ways,!and!then!present!your!own!argument!for!why!yours!is!better!
-Basically,!incorporate!other!counter!arguments!
-Articles!also!offer!you!to!nitpick!information!versus!books!where!the!author!basically!wants!
you!to!buy!the!book!
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What!are!review!articles?!
-Going!over!the!existing!literature!themselves!
-Basically!like!a!summary!
-A!review!article!is!basically!the!recap!episode!
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Who!to!use!sources!to!get!more!sources?!
-Papers!and!articles!will!have!their!own!citations,!so!basically!you!can!click!on!those!links,!it’s!
link!a!chain!of!sources,!should!have!a!lot!of!papers!that!have!a!similar!or!relevant!argument!to!
what!you!are!looking!for!
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-Google!scholar!is!highly!recommended!
-Will!have!to!use!the!proxy!
-UofT!proxy!is!highly!useful!
-www._____.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca!(put!article!website!in!the!blank)!
-The!results!on!google!scholar!vs!library!proxy!will!be!that!they!will!be!in!different,!best!to!
search!on!both!at!the!same!time!to!see!differences!
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-An!article!might!be!around!10!pages,!lots!of!information!that!doesn’t!matter!or!relevant,!titles!
can!be!misleading!
-Look!into!the!abstracts,!general!summary!of!article,!helps!greatly!to!find!in!the!article!is!useful!
for!the!paper!or!not!
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Document Summary
Might be inclined to look at books, reading an entire book however does not give a lot of helpful information (avoid books) Go for academic articles (generally lie around 10 pages) By having a lot of short articles, can have a lot of people agreeing with what you want to show. If you go out and get a lot of sources that agrees, more weight behind claims. Articles help to explain what is going on in cognitive science instead of what someone simply said. Type in on the library engine, for instance categorization, most likely look up key terms. If you find articles that say the exact opposite of your point, either move on, or use it to compare to essay, have someone that disagrees, and use it to be able to argue against it. Show how it is better than other alternatives when explaining main point.
