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  • Writing a Psychology Literature Review
    Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2005
    Co-Authors: Psychology Writing Center
    Abstract:

    There are two main approaches to a Literature review in Psychology. One approach is to choose an area of research, read all the relevant studies, and organize them in a meaningful way. An example of an organizing theme is a conflict or controversy in the area, where you might first discuss the studies that support one side, then discuss the studies that support the other side. Another approach is to choose an organizing theme or a point that you want to make, then select your studies accordingly. Regardless of how you decide to organize your Literature review, it will have two purposes: (1) to thoroughly describe work done on a specific area of research and (2) to evaluate this work. Both the descriptive and evaluative elements are important parts of the review. You can't do one or the other. If you just describe past research without evaluating it, you are merely summarizing information without digesting it. If you just discuss recent theories in an area without describing the work done to test those theories, then your arguments lack supporting empirical evidence

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  • Contributions to the History of Psychology: XCVIII. Topical Content of History-Of-Psychology Literature, 1975–1986
    Psychological Reports, 1994
    Co-Authors: S. R. Coleman, Philip A. Cola, Sandra Webster
    Abstract:

    Psychological Abstracts was used to identify history-of-Psychology Literature published from 1975 through 1986. Perusal of these 1478 publications provided information on the principal topics of each. Disciplines, theories, and methodology were the most popular subjects of historical treatment; psychological apparatus was the least popular. Although psychoanalytic and behavioral topics were well-represented in the Literature, topical diversity was the most prominent feature. Our findings were discussed in relation to (a) relevant factors that affect topical visibility, (b) the disciplinary status of the history of Psychology, and (c) the issue of disunity in contemporary Psychology

  • Empirical Assessment of Methodology in the History-of-Psychology Literature, 1975-1986
    American Journal of Psychology, 1993
    Co-Authors: S. R. Coleman, Philip A. Cola, Sandra Webster
    Abstract:

    Psychological Abstracts was used to identify 1,161 history-of-Psychology publications that appeared between 1975 and 1986. Information was obtained from each publication on the type of history (biographical, institutional, etc.), its historiography, the historical period that had been studied, and the quantitativeness of results. We found that the Literature was mostly presentist in style and that the nineteenth and twentieth centuries received the bulk of attention. Publications that adopted an internalist perspective greatly outnumbered those with an externalist perspective. Quantitative methods were infrequently used. Results are discussed in reference to historiographic recommendations that had accompanied the institutionalization of the history of Psychology in the late 1960s

  • Contributions to Psychohistory: XX. Ethnocentricity in the Recent History-Of-Psychology Literature
    Psychological Reports, 1992
    Co-Authors: S. R. Coleman, Philip A. Cola, Sandra Webster
    Abstract:

    Summary.-Literature in the history of Psychology that had been published from 1975 through 1986 was identified in Psychological Abstracts (1975-1988). From each of the 1478 publications idormation was obtained on the historical setting of the narrative and the geographical location of the (first) author. Austria, Germany, and the United States were the most often chosen settings, and these three accounted for 43% of the settings chosen. Scholars in Mexico, Japan, and the USSR were the most likely to choose their own country as the historical setting (i.e., "ethnocentric"), and those in Canada were the least ethnocentric. In the present study, we regard ethnocentricity as a quality of scholarly practices that embody selective investigation of topics particular to an investigator's country of residence and professional training. Ethnocentric practices may result from limitations of information (Broiek & Hoskovec, 1992; Broiek & Siegler, 1991) or skds (particularly linguistic), or from professional-institutional arrangements that simply promote interests that are specific to a familiar locale. In many ways, ethnocentric Psychology is the opposite of international Psychology (Ardila, 1982). Ethnocentric practices may involve beliefs regarding the comparative worth, importance, or validity of the intellectual products of other cultures (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 1980), but our use of this term is narrower, more descriptive, and does not intend pejorative appraisal of ethnocentric practices. The purpose of the present article was to describe the ethnocentricity of historical settings of narratives in the history of Psychology published from 1975 through 1986. We were also interested in which historical settings have been chosen most frequently for historical examination (apart from the contribution ethnocentricity makes to the frequencies). Finally, given that the United States produces the most research in the hstory of Psychology (Coleman, Cola, & Webster, 1992), we compared the frequency of selection of historical settings by scholars in the United States and in all other countries. METHOD

  • Characteristics of the System of Production of History-of-Psychology Literature, 1975–1986
    International Journal of Psychology, 1992
    Co-Authors: S. R. Coleman, Philip A. Cola, Sandra Webster
    Abstract:

    Abstract We used Psychological Abstracts to identify a large international sample of history-of-Psychology Literature that was published from 1975 through 1986. Information was obtained on such producer characteristics as: The language in which each publication was written; the country (or American state) from which it originated; and authorship gender and number. Differences in productivity were examined as a function of these variables and their combinations; comparisons were made with a random sample of psychological Literature and with previously published findings regarding publication in Psychology. Conclusions were drawn regarding the history of Psychology considered as a Literature-producing enterprise. Nous avons choisi la revue Psychological Abstracts pour comparer les nombreux echantillons internationaux sur l'histoire de la psychologie entre 1975 et 1986. L'infomation recueillie a ete basee sur les faits suivants: La langue dans laquelle l'article a ete ecrit; le pays (ou la province americain...

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  • ethnicity and clinical Psychology a content analysis of the Literature
    Clinical Psychology Review, 2002
    Co-Authors: Gayle Y Iwamasa, Kristen H Sorocco, Danel A Koonce
    Abstract:

    Abstract As the demographics of the U.S. population continues to change and become increasingly diverse, clinical psychologists will need to demonstrate their competence in providing culturally appropriate treatments to a wide variety of populations. This article summarizes a comprehensive content analysis of five of the leading scholarly journals in clinical Psychology over a 17-year period (1980–1997). Results indicate that only 29.3% of the published articles in the clinical Psychology Literature included ethnic minority participants. Furthermore, only 5.4% of the articles actually focused specifically on ethnic minority populations. Thus, the clinical Psychology Literature does not contain adequate coverage of ethnically diverse populations in the U.S., despite their growing numbers. This content analysis provides the field with a baseline for future comparison to determine whether the field in general is responding to the needs of an increasingly diverse society, and to help gauge whether clinical psychologists have the scholarly resources available to assist them with becoming more culturally competent. Implications for the paucity of research and recommendations to ameliorate the problem are discussed.

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