What is the difference between primary and secondary sources in academic research?

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asked Jan 10 in Psychology by MargotJaspri (590 points)

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answered Jan 10 by BrittGovan6 (590 points)

Primary sources provide first-hand information about a topic, while secondary sources analyse or interpret primary sources.

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