IN searches for records that contain a term in a specified field. NEAR searches for records that contain both of two terms in the same sentence. NOT searches for records that contain one term but not another. OR searches for records that contain either or both of two or more terms. WITH searches for records that contain both of two terms in the same field.
Truncation is used to search for all forms of a word.
Parentheses can be used to group terms joined by OR in a complex search statement. If you just learning how to use PsycINFO, you may want to keep coming back to this button. The Databases button allows you to add other databases besides PsycINFO to your search if, for instance, you want to look in ERIC or Ed Abstracts FTX at the same time. The Searches button brings you back to the Search screen where you can view your Search History. When you aren't sure where to start, you can use the Suggest button.