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Sample source 1 - A sigh of relief or a sigh to relieve: The psychological and physiological relief effect of deep breaths

Take a minute to read the abstract of the article, then a little bit from each of the sections of the article, especially the methods and discussion section.

Ask yourself:

- What type of source is this? What clues helped me determine this?

- What evidence is this article based on?

Sample source 2 - Breathe. Exhale. Repeat: The Benefits of Controlled Breathing
This is a news article about controlled breathing. Note that the author of the article talks to several experts on breathing. An article like this one can help you think about topics you want to research and can introduce you to experts on a topic. A news article like this one is how non-scholars often learn about scientific research (since they often don't have access to scholarly articles). If you are reading an article giving you heath advice and you can't identify good evidence for that advice, be suspicious - learn more on the evaluating sources tab.
Sample Source 3 - Anxiety Reduction Techniques
This source is an encyclopedia article from the Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health. An encyclopedia gives you an overview of a topic. These articles are a good way to learn vocabulary related to your topic and a good place to brainstorm keywords. You can find encyclopedia articles at the find background information tab.