APA College Dictionary of Psychology- American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the world - the American Psychological Association-proudly offers this compact and economical student's version of its critically acclaimed APA Dictionary of Psychology. • Almost 5,000 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions—many revised and updated from the parent dictionary—with hundreds of cross-references • Some 200 entries that have never appeared in the parent dictionary or its abridgment, the APA Concise Dictionary of Psychology, selected through comparison with some of the best and most popular textbooks currently in use on college campuses • Basic coverage across 90 subdisciplines of psychology—with special emphasis on fields typically encountered in undergraduate studies: general, social, developmental, abnormal, and cognitive psychology, as well as neuroscience and basic methodology and statistics • An appendix of major figures in psychology's history A reliable reference resource, the APA College Dictionary of Psychology answers the needs both of advanced placement high-school students and of college under-graduates—whether taking psychology as part of a broader curriculum or making it their major field of study.