APA DICTIONARY OF PSYCHOLOGY

"A landmark dictionary of psychology that is at once erudite and accessible" (Kirkus Discoveries). With over 25,000 terms and references that cover all areas of psychological research and application, this authoritative reference has been compiled and edited by a group of nearly 100 respected scholars, researchers, and practitioners. Clear definitions and explanations are supplemented by thousands of incisive cross-references that direct readers to antonyms, acronyms, abbreviations, and related terms and concepts. Four appendixes list biographical entries, institutional and organizational entries, psychological tests and assessment instrument entries, and psychotherapy approach entries. Thumb tabs allow readers to locate definitions quickly and easily. Grades 10 and up. American Psychological Association. 1024 pages. ©2007.

"At several hundred pages longer than other recent dictionaries of psychology, this volume casts a wide net over diverse subject areas within psychology's domain, and related terms from anthropology, computer programming, medicine, molecular and population biology, pharmacology, physics, social services, statistics, and more. Definitions are concise, plain-spoken, and designed to inform without mystifying readers. In fact, it can serve a number of disciplines because of the cross-disciplinary nature of its content... This is a reasonably priced work of great breadth and depth that will be a fine addition to academic and large public libraries."—Booklist