Ohio University Libraries Psychology Blog

The Psych Blog FAQ has answers to several common questions about how to use library resources when working on psychology assignments. Look under “Pages” on the right side of the screen for this and other Psych Blog help pages.

Read or listen to this radio story for some psychologists’ opinions on how children learn to use foul language and what it means for their development.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89127830

When jazz pianists are improvising riffs, their brains act much more like the dreaming brain, with inhibition turned down and creativity cranked way up, a new study finds.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88827029

The Psych Blog FAQ and library research help pages have been updated! Look under “Pages” on the right-hand side of this screen for updated information on how to find articles, access online journals, learn about APA style, and more.
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Looking for background reading in cognitive science? The faculty at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Cognitive Sciences list their “top 100 works in Cognitive Science of the 20th Century,” with descriptions of each work’s content and why it is important.
Visit the Millennium Project at http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/single-records/721.html