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Some Books of Interest

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Dsorders : DSM-IV-TR
Call Number: Ref. RC455.2.C4 D536 2000
The DSM-IV is a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association that covers all mental health disorders for both children and adults. It also lists known causes of these disorders, statistics in terms of gender, age at onset, and prognosis as well as some research concerning the optimal treatment approaches.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by 6th edition
Call Number: Ref. BF76.7.P83 2010
Graduate Study in Psychology and Associated Fields
Call Number: Ref. BF77.G73 2009
ISBN: 143380395X
Psychology Licensure and Certification: What Students Need to Know
Call Number: Ref. BF80.8.P78 2006
Psychology: an Introductory Bibliography
Call Number: Ref. Z7201.P79 1996
Psychologists' Desk Reference by Koocher & Norcross & Hill etc.
Call Number: Ebsco RC467.2 .P78 2005
Great place to find out how to start your research.

Standards

The Assessment CyberGuide for Learning Goals and Outcomes
See Goal 6. The American Psychology Association created a report called The Assessment CyberGuide for Learning Goals and Outcomes. These are the skills APA has decided Undergraduate Psychology Majors should have at graduation.
Brief- Information Literacy Standards from the American Library Association
These goals in the link above relate directly to the American Library Association’s goals for Undergraduate Students.
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" Evaluate information and its sources critically
 Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base
 Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
 Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the
use of information, and access and use information ethically and
legally"

Welcome Psychology Students

This guide is written to assist HCU psychology students, undergraduate and graduate, to utilize the many library resources available to you from Moody Library. We encourage you to contact the reference staff with any questions that you might have about your library research. Contact the creator of this guide, Diane Casebier (281-649-3178), or the library reference desk (281-649-3180).

You might want to consult the Psychological Tests and Measures Tab, which links to another LibGuide which is intended to introduce users to the basic procedures and sources available to locate psychological tests and measures.

Notes from Library Instruction Classes

Below is a link to the outline of the Instruction session given by Diane Casebier for Dr. Fauria's Human Growth and Development Class and another for Dr. Hale's PSYC6320 and Dr. Lutjemeier's EDUC/PSYC 6320.

Finding Instrument Doc. Finding Authors Doc.
Finding Theses or Dissertations
MMYB and San Diego University Test Finder Tips
About Moody Library
Using Author Affiliation to search for articles.
This allows you to search some Databases for articles from authors by degree, college, university or department. You can search for articles in a database by those affiliated with Houston Christian University.
Affiliation Tips Spring 2011
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Science Direct
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Library Instruction PSYC6320 Dr. Hale
Lutjemeier Psyc 6320 Summer 1
Warning assignment could have changed. Check with professor about your assignment.
Dr. Alger PSYC 3313
Dr. Laman Psyc 3313
Updated 3/29/2011 new tips

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