AND |
Retrieves items that contain both terms. Good for combining topics to narrow a search. |
child AND trauma |
OR |
Retrieves items that contain at least one of the terms. Expand a search by allowing for synonyms. |
Trauma OR PTSD |
* |
Retrieves word variants – any word that starts with these letters: child, children, children’s, childhood |
Child* |
“ “ |
Retrieves items containing the exact phrase within the quotation marks. |
“post traumatic” |
( ) |
Tells search system how to combine terms and in which order. Article needs to mention |
Child* AND (trauma* OR PTSD) |
What do you want to find? Journal articles in PsycInfo on the interactions of children with humanoid robots.
*Note: After you enter your search terms, you can use the filters on the left to focus on what you're interested in. One of the filters is Age Group. If you are setting up an alert, you can include Age Group in your search strategy as shown above. AG "Childhood" refers to birth-12 years.
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