Searching for information is like second nature to most of us. Searching Google and getting an immediate answer is what we are most comfortable with and used to. Research, however, is a bit different. The answer doesn't lie "out there" on the internet. Rather, it is something that YOU come up with based off of the things you've read and explored. Here are some tips to get you started on building a search strategy to get you the information you need to find your answers:
Searching databases *generally* works the same (there are exceptions). Consider these tips when developing a search strategy:
i.e.: The search 'films AND psychology NOT children', will return a search with results that contain the keywords 'films' and 'psychology' but not 'children' - important if you are only looking at adolescent psychology in films.
i.e.: "college athletes" will return results with only that exact phrase.