PsycINFO has a very powerful set of limits — many more than in Academic Search Premier, so don’t let the EBSCO software fool you: scroll down to have a look.
The type I use most often is Methodology: students are often required to find examples of particular methodologies, especially qualitative and quantitative. The Methodology limit also includes “Literature Review” and if you’re looking for an overview of a topic, this is a great way to find it.
Because Psych students are like most people and never look “below the fold”, they have no idea that this feature exists and will be very appreciative when you demonstrate it.
(Note that there’s also a Review under Document Type which limits results to book reviews.)
And of course, for a gentle introduction to a topic, appropriate for beginners you can’t go wrong with an encyclopedia or handbook.
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