Lesson 5: Where to find research method info
You'll notice that every item indexed in PsycINFO provides you with a detailed record. A detailed record consists of a variety of fields, most notably the title, author, abstract, keywords, subjects, and methodology fields. Scanning these fields may provide you with clues to help you determine what research method was used, and it will also help you to screen out any literature review articles.
You can pull up the detailed record for any of your search results by clicking on the item's title. Below is what a detailed record looks like. I've highlighted the areas you should look at in order to help figure out what research methodology was used.