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ProgressLab Resources

Useful resources for Prof. Sara McClelland's Psychological Research on Gender, Research Methods, Sex & Sexuality Lab (ProgressLab).

Doing a Literature Review

For detailed information about the whys and hows of doing a literature review, consult these guides:

Literature Reviews
Writing a Psychology Literature Review
(University of Washington, Psychology Writing Center)

APA Style - Online Guides

The following are online guides to using APA Style, 6th edition.

The Online Writing Lab at Purdue -- APA Style Guide
The Purdue Online Writing Lab has a very good website summarizing APA style.
APA Citation Style Examples (Wayne State Univ.)
A printable "crib sheet" providing examples of most common citation types.
CiteFast
Online citation generator -- fill in the form and it will provide your citation, in your choice of formats!

Useful Resources in Feminist Psychology & Sociology

Useful Teaching Resources

Resources for Learning Excel

There are several options for learning Excel, or for looking up ways to do various things in the program.

ScholarSpace
Contact ScholarSpace for a workshop for the lab!
Using Excel
Use ScholarSpace's guide, which covers a myriad of Excel features
Safari Tech Book on Excel
Refer to a Safari Tech Book on Excel (part of the library's online subscription)
Lynda.com
Take an online tutorial on Lynda.com (available only on campus computers in the Hatcher or Shapiro buildings, or in the Groundworks area in the Duderstadt Center).