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Application Guides

These Application Guides give search hints and examples for a variety of topics in the APA databases.

PsycINFO Application Guides

Note: Translated versions of the PsycINFO application guides are available in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.

• Consumer Psychology (PDF: 189KB)
• Education (PDF: 510KB)
• Gerontology (PDF: 585KB)
• Military Psychology (PDF: 379KB)
• Neuroscience (PDF: 498KB)
• Nursing (PDF: 420KB)
• Nutrition & Dietetics (PDF: 544KB)
• Organizational Behavior (PDF: 202KB)
• Psychology and the Law (PDF: 155KB)
• Psychopharmacology (PDF: 194KB)
• Sports Psychology (PDF: 187KB)

PsycEXTRA Application Guides

• Consumer Health (PDF: 178KB)
• Education (PDF: 174KB)
• Public Health (PDF: 181KB)

Translated Application Guides

French Translations

• Consumer Psychology (PDF: 130KB)
• Education (PDF: 130KB)
• Military Psychology (PDF: 129KB)
• Neuroscience (PDF: 129KB)
• Nursing (PDF: 130KB)
• Organizational Behavior (PDF: 130KB)
• Psychology and the Law (PDF: 127KB)
• Psychopharmacology (PDF: 132KB)

German Translations

• Consumer Psychology (PDF: 129KB)
• Education (PDF: 131KB)
• Military Psychology (PDF: 129KB)
• Neuroscience (PDF: 130KB)
• Nursing (PDF: 131KB)
• Organizational Behavior (PDF: 130KB)
• Psychology and the Law (PDF: 129KB)
• Psychopharmacology (PDF: 132KB)

Italian Translations

• Consumer Psychology (PDF: 127KB)
• Education (PDF: 130KB)
• Military Psychology (PDF: 128KB)
• Neuroscience (PDF: 129KB)
• Nursing (PDF: 130KB)
• Organizational Behavior (PDF: 130KB)
• Psychology and the Law (PDF: 128KB)
• Psychopharmacology (PDF: 131KB)

Japanese Translations

• Consumer Psychology (PDF: 127KB)
• Education (PDF: 130KB)
• Military Psychology (PDF: 128KB)
• Neuroscience (PDF: 129KB)
• Nursing (PDF: 129KB)
• Organizational Behavior (PDF: 129KB)
• Psychology and the Law (PDF: 126KB)
• Psychopharmacology (PDF: 129KB)

Spanish Translations

• Consumer Psychology (PDF: 130KB)
• Education (PDF: 131KB)
• Military Psychology (PDF: 129KB)
• Neuroscience (PDF: 112KB)
• Nursing (PDF: 130KB)
• Organizational Behavior (PDF: 132KB)
• Psychology and the Law (PDF: 129KB)
• Psychopharmacology (PDF: 132KB)