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A dictionary of psychology / Andrew M. Colman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford paperback referencePublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 861 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780192806321:
  • 9780198610359:
  • 9780192806321 (hbk : alk. paper)
  • 0192806327 (hbk : alk. paper)
  • 9780198610359 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0198610351 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Oxford dictionary of psychology [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150.3
Online resources: Electronic version available to subscribers at Oxford Reference Online.
Contents:
Preface -- Advisory editors -- Illustration acknowledgements -- General acknowledgements -- Layout of entries -- Greek alphabet -- The dictionary -- Appendix 1 : Phobias and phobic stimuli -- Appendix 2 : Abbreviations and symbols -- Principal sources
Review: "With over 11,000 entries, and over 90 illustrations, this dictionary covers all branches of psychology and related disciplines, including psychiatry, the neurosciences, and psychoanalysis. Now in its second edition, it has been completely updated to include over 400 new entries. This volume is an essential tool for students and professional psychologists, and an ideal reference source on psychology for the general reader." "Topics covered include sensation & perception, emotion & motivation, cognition, learning & skills, mental disorders, phobias, neuroanatomy & neurophysiology, psychopharmacology, research methods & statistics. It includes important new terms such as episodic buffer, positive psychology, and social cognitive neuroscience. Also, appendices that cover phobias and phobic stimuli, as well as a list of over 800 abbreviations and symbols commonly used in psychology are included, and word origins and derivations are supplied."--Jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Wexford Campus Library Wexford Reference 150.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 70023

Previous ed.: 2001.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface -- Advisory editors -- Illustration acknowledgements -- General acknowledgements -- Layout of entries -- Greek alphabet -- The dictionary -- Appendix 1 : Phobias and phobic stimuli -- Appendix 2 : Abbreviations and symbols -- Principal sources

"With over 11,000 entries, and over 90 illustrations, this dictionary covers all branches of psychology and related disciplines, including psychiatry, the neurosciences, and psychoanalysis. Now in its second edition, it has been completely updated to include over 400 new entries. This volume is an essential tool for students and professional psychologists, and an ideal reference source on psychology for the general reader." "Topics covered include sensation & perception, emotion & motivation, cognition, learning & skills, mental disorders, phobias, neuroanatomy & neurophysiology, psychopharmacology, research methods & statistics. It includes important new terms such as episodic buffer, positive psychology, and social cognitive neuroscience. Also, appendices that cover phobias and phobic stimuli, as well as a list of over 800 abbreviations and symbols commonly used in psychology are included, and word origins and derivations are supplied."--Jacket.

Electronic version available to subscribers at Oxford Reference Online.

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