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Title

APA dictionary of psychology / Gary R. VandenBos, editor in chief.

Publication

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2007], ©2007.

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Additional Authors

• VandenBos, Gary R.
• American Psychological Association.

Description

xvi, 1024 pages; 26 cm

Summary

"The largest association of psychologists in the world - the American Psychological Association - presents the definitive information on the language of the field, including: 25,000 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions; balanced coverage of over 90 subareas across the field of psychology - including clinical, experimental, neuropsychology, cognitive, personality and social, developmental, health, psychopharmacology, methodology and statistics, and many others; thousands of cross-references that deepen the user's understanding of related topics; close to 200 concise entries on major figures in the history of psychology and central organizations, institutions, and associations; a Guide to the Dictionary and Quick Guide to Format that explain stylistic and format features; and 4 appendixes on entries from these categories: biographies; institutions, organizations, and associations; psychological tests and assessment instruments; and psychotherapies and psychotherapeutic approaches."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

• A.P.A. dictionary of psychology
• Dictionary of psychology

Subjects

• Dictionary
• Psychologie > Dictionnaires anglais
• Psychology > Dictionaries

Genre/Form

Dictionary.

Note

• Appendixes: Biographical entries; Institutional and organizational entries; Psychological test and assesment instrument entries; Psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic approach entries.

ISBN

• 9781591473800
• 1591473802
• 9781591473802 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2006010293
• 99818453796

OCLC

• 65407150
• ocm65407150
• SCSB-5271020

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries