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Psychology 301: Research - Perception and Attention

Professor Bond, Spring 2025

Tools to Assist with Your Literature Reviews

Organizing Your Literature

Literature Review Matrix Spreadsheet
Create a copy. Remove and/or add columns as they fit your topic. You may not need all of these columns!

Read more about matrices at Brandeis University.

Synthesize Your Literature

Literature Synthesis Matrix
Identify your main ideas and pull in content from your sources.

See an example from NC State University

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