Psychology 2800E Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Caution Point, Web Of Science, Psycinfo

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2800E
• Professor: Patrick Brown

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The literature review purpose of conducting literature reviews: keep knowledge from being forgotten and ensure scientific knowledge is cumulative first place to look for resources is the library catalogue. Elizabeth kirk (1996) has a guideline to help people separate the good from the bad of the internet. Authorship is the author a well-known authority is the author"s work cited approvingly by a known authority is the author"s work cited approvingly by a known authority can you find biographical information that would validate the author"s credentials. Publishing body who sponsers the site is the site linked to a respected organization information that exists only as a personal web site should be approached with caution. Point of view does the organization sponsoring the web site have a biased point of view be wary of information provided by political organizations and advocacy groups.