6.34 Find Full Text Articles on a Common Topic: Step 2

Navigate to the resources at the BACB

Right click on the blue ‘ProQuest’ text and open in a new tab.

Click on the white ‘Advanced Search’ text under the large header that reads, ‘You are searching 6 databases.’ Here we can be very specific about our search parameters.

Type “Down Syndrome” in the first text box and leave the drop down menu as ‘Anywhere.’ In the second line type “behavior analysis” and leave the drop down menu as ‘Anywhere.’ Click on the search button.

Don’t forget to select ‘Full text’ and ‘Peer reviewed.’

The result is a large list of articles about behavior analysis and Down Syndrome. Some of the results are there because the article is behavior-analytic in nature and the participants were diagnosed with Down Syndrome, likely a relevant article in this scenario. Some of the results are there because the article is behavior-analytic in nature and the phrase “Down Syndrome” is in an article in the references, not likely a relevant article in this scenario.