LibGuides: Psychology: Introduction to Research Methods

Sage Research Methods

Sage Research Methods is an online library providing a wealth of material to guide students through the research process. It can help provide context for writing a research question, conducting a literature review, choosing a research method, collecting and analysing data, and writing up the findings. We would strongly recommend having a browse around the site to see what’s available to help you.

SAGE Research Methods Books and Reference This link opens in a new window
Access to the Sage Research Method’s Library of eBooks, articles and reference content. Please note: datasets are not included.
SAGE Research Methods Cases This link opens in a new window
Research Methods content is often theoretical and abstract and can be difficult to apply to real world scenarios. SAGE Research Methods Cases offers hundreds of case studies of actual research projects from many different disciplines to show how methods are applied. These cases add context to the more theoretical material found in SAGE Research Methods and underscore the nuances and decisions researchers face when designing projects.
SAGE Research Methods Video This link opens in a new window
SAGE Research Methods Video contains nearly 130 hours of video, including tutorials, case study videos, expert interviews, and more, covering the entire research methods and statistics curriculum. The videos can help to bring methods to life: instead of reading about how to conduct a focus group, users can watch one in action.

Interviews

Glossary of research terms

Academic Writing Glossary
Have you encountered a term in your module guide or assessment criteria that you're not familiar with? This glossary includes definitions on the words and phrases associated with academic writing and studying at university.
Academic Phrasebank
The Academic Phrasebank covers some of the commonly used phrases in academic writing and assessment.
It is developed by the University of Manchester.
PubMed Publication Types
Publication Characteristics (Publication Types) with Scope Notes
2020 MeSH Pubtypes
NICE - Glossary of Terms
This is also a useful glossary of terms from NICE. The glossary gives brief definitions and explanations of the terms used and describes how NICE guidance is produced.