Críticas:
Comprehensive, sound, readable, and up-to-date, this is probably the best single-volume dictionary of its kind. Essential wherever psychology matters. Library Journal An authoritative style...clear but concise terms, and extensive knowledge of the subject matter. I am pleased to have it on my bookshelf. THES The most comprehensive single-volume reference to psychology combines psychiatry and pschoanalysis under one broad umbrella, addressing 10,500 topics Forecast The Dictionary of Psychology is the newest and best authority of psychological nomenclature...Another fine book from Oxford University Press www.gadflyonline.com Entries are short, interesting, readable, and give a quick overview of the topic...invaluable for students and teachers American Reference
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This book is a winner of the American Libraries Association 'Outstanding Reference Sources' Award. This is the most up-to-date dictionary of psychology available, described as 'the best single volume dictionary of its kind' ("Library Journal"), and 'impressive' ("THES"). With over 10,500 entries, this authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of psychology is ideal for students, professional psychologists, and the general reader. It features clear and wide-ranging entries that cover all branches of psychology and related disciplines, including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, the neurosciences, and statistics. It also provides: extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. It includes: over 700 commonly used abbreviations and symbols, listed separately for easy reference; a comprehensive list of phobias and phobic stimuli; word origins and derivations. It features extensive cross-referencing, and over 70 illustrations.
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