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Urban Legends: The Psychology of Fear

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/1999-10-29/xtra_feature2.html

Some people consider urban legends a part of today's American folklore. Often these stories are modified and spread like a virus. Explain Dr. Michael Pinney's interest in urban legends and how this is an example of a source for research ideas.
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CyberLab for Psychological Research: Primary and Secondary Resources

http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/mbradley/sources.html

Beginning researchers find that their literature searches will locate research information from both primary and secondary sources. The distinction between the two is very important. According to the information presented by Dr. Megan Bradley, describe the difference between primary and secondary sources of information. Also, list two examples of each.





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