A Dictionary of Psychology Third Edition
Over 11,000 clearly defined entries - many new to this edition
Full coverage of all aspects of psychology, including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorders, and research methods
Over 800 commonly used abbreviations listed separately for quick reference
Recommended web links - accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Psychology website - provide relevant extra information
A winner of the American Libraries Association 'Outstanding Reference Source' award
New to this edition
Fully revised and updated content
Over 150 new entries, including irritable male syndrome, ideation, Lake Wobegon effect, and online therapy
Three new figures
Appendix of recommended web links - accessible via the Dictionary of Psychology companion website - provides valuable, up-to-date, and relevant extra information
With over 11,000 authoritative and up-to-date entries, this best-selling dictionary covers all branches of psychology, including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, criminology, neuroscience, and statistics. It features comprehensive coverage of key areas, for example, cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. Entries provide clear and concise definitions, word origins and derivations, and they are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use. In addition, over 80 illustrations complement the text.
Detailed appendices follow the A-Z dictionary and include a list of 800 commonly used abbreviations and symbols, and a list of phobias and phobic stimuli with full definitions. Now containing an appendix of recommended web links, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Psychology website, this edition is loaded with more information than any other dictionary of its kind. A Dictionary of Psychology is an invaluable work of reference for students and teachers of psychology and related disciplines, professionals, and is ideally suited to anyone with an interest in the workings of the mind.
Readership: Essential for students, teachers and professionals of psychology and the related fields of psychoanalysis, psychiatry, criminology, neurosciences, and statistics. Also ideal for anyone wanting to know more about the workings of the mind.
Detaljni podaci o knjiziNaslov: A Dictionary of Psychology Third Edition
Izdavač: Oxford Univerity Press
Strana: 896 (cb)
Pismo: latinica
Format: 19.6 x 12.9 cm
Godina izdanja: 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-953406-7