If you need to find empirical research - articles that report an actual experiment or study - try the following technique in the APA PsycInfo database:
- Type in your search.
- Check the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals option farther down the page.
- Use the "Methodology" option at the bottom of the search page and limit your search to the option "EMPIRICAL STUDY".
- Check the Exclude Dissertations box.


With APA PsycInfo you can even limit to the type of study e.g. QUALITATIVE STUDY, QUANTITATIVE STUDY, LONGITUDINAL STUDY, etc.
