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Psycinfo example search_2017

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PsycINFO cannot understand natural language search queries. Users should identify key concepts in their search question and enter them separately in the database search boxes connected by AND. A search on "Attractiveness AND School Achievement" in PsycINFO found more than 6 relevant items but did not display them all, demonstrating a limitation of the database search function.

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Example Search Is there any research that demonstrates a relationship between a persons attractiveness and their school achievement?
You cannot just type your search question into the PsycINFO database Like all of our databases, PsycINFO is not programmed to understand, or make sense of, English sentences
You should first identify the key concepts reflected in your search question: Is there any research that demonstrates a relationship between a persons attractiveness and their school achievement? Then, enter the key concepts into the database search boxes, putting the AND connector between each of the different concepts
PsycINFO Search: Attractiveness AND School Achievement
The AND connector narrows a search In this case, it asks the database search engine to only display results that have Attractiveness as well as [and] School Achievement in the descriptions of database items Attractiveness School Achievement AND
PsycINFO Search Results: Attractiveness AND School Achievement
PsycINFO Search Results: Item Record
There is a problem with this search: there are more than 6 items in the PsycINFO database about this topic WHY did our search not display all the database items that discuss our topic?

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  • 1. Example Search Is there any research that demonstrates a relationship between a persons attractiveness and their school achievement?
  • 2. You cannot just type your search question into the PsycINFO database Like all of our databases, PsycINFO is not programmed to understand, or make sense of, English sentences
  • 3. You should first identify the key concepts reflected in your search question: Is there any research that demonstrates a relationship between a persons attractiveness and their school achievement? Then, enter the key concepts into the database search boxes, putting the AND connector between each of the different concepts
  • 5. The AND connector narrows a search In this case, it asks the database search engine to only display results that have Attractiveness as well as [and] School Achievement in the descriptions of database items Attractiveness School Achievement AND
  • 8. There is a problem with this search: there are more than 6 items in the PsycINFO database about this topic WHY did our search not display all the database items that discuss our topic?