When Using PsycINFO for a Literature Search, It Is Most

question 22

Multiple Choice

When using PsycINFO for a literature search, it is most common to enter a(n) ____ into the database.

• A) subject word
• B) description of the article
• C) journal name
• D) article title

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Definitions:

Preconscious

Mental content that is not currently in awareness but can be readily brought into awareness through attention or stimuli.

Conscious

Refers to being aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, and experiencing perceptions and emotions.

Unconscious

A part of the mind that houses thoughts, memories, and desires not within current conscious awareness but that nonetheless influence behaviors and emotions.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, controlling the impulses of the id based on societal norms and values.