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Reference Sources for Psychology

Dictionaries

The following are representative of dictionaries in the collection; this list is not intended to be comprehensive.

American Psychiatric Glossary. edited by Jane E. Edgerton, Robert J. Campbell, III. 7th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 1994.: RC 437 S76 1994 PCL Reference Dept
A critical dictionary of psychoanalysis. Charles Rycroft. 2nd ed. London, England ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1995.: RC 437 R9 1995 PCL Reference
A dictionary of psychology. Andrew M. Colman. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.: BF 31 C65 2001 PCL Reference
Online via NetLibrary
The dictionary of psychology. Raymond J. Corsini. Philadelphia, PA : Brunner/Mazel, c1999.: BF 31 C72 1999 PCL Reference
Dictionary of biological psychology. edited by Philip Winn. London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.: QP 360 D52 2001 PCL Reference
Dictionary of cognitive psychology. Ian Stuart-Hamilton. London ; Bristol, Pa. : J. Kingsley, 1995.: BF 201 S78 1995 PCL Reference
Dictionary of cognitive science : neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and philosophy. Olivier Houde, editor, with Daniel Kayser ... (et al.) ; Vivian Waltz, translator ; Christian Cave, scientific advisor. New York : Psychology Press, 2004.: BF 311 V56713 2004 PCL Stacks
Dictionary of developmental psychology. Ian Stuart-Hamilton. London ; Bristol, Pa. : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c1995.: BF 712.7 S78 1995 PCL Reference
The Dictionary of family psychology and family therapy. S. Richard Sauber ... (et al.) 2nd ed. Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1993.: RC 488.5 D525 1993 PCL Stacks
The Dictionary of personality and social psychology. edited by Rom Harre and Roger Lamb. Oxford : Blackwell, 1986.: BF 698 D527 1986M PCL Reference
Dictionary of psychological testing, assessment and treatment : includes key terms in statistics, psychological testing, experimental methods and therapeutic treatments.: BF 176 S78 1995 PCL Reference
Dictionary of statistics for psychologists. B.S. Everitt and T. Wykes. London : Arnold ; New York, NY : Co-published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 1999.: BF 39 E83 1999 PCL Stacks
Dictionary of theories, laws, and concepts in psychology. Jon E. Roeckelein. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.: BF 31 R625 1998 PCL Reference
Online via NetLibrary
The Encyclopedic dictionary of psychology. edited by Rom Harre and Roger Lamb ; editorial board, R.D. Attenborough ... (et al.). 1st MIT Press ed. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1983.: BF 31 E555 1983 PCL Reference
INS Dictionary of Neuropsychology. edited by David W. Loring ; section editors, Kimford J. Meador ... (et al.). Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.: QP 360 I55 1999 PCL Reference
Lexicon of psychiatric and mental health terms. 2nd ed. Geneva : World Health Organization, 1994.: RC 437 L679 1994 PCL Stacks
A student's dictionary of psychology. Peter Stratton and Nicky Hayes. 3rd ed. London ; New York : Arnold, 1999.: BF 31 S69 1999 PCL Stacks

Guides

Barron's GRE psychology : graduate record examination in psychology. Edward L. Palmer and Sharon L. Thompson-Schill. 4th ed. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Baron's Educational Series, c1997.: BF 78 P34 1997 Undergraduate Library
The complete guide to graduate school admission : psychology, counseling, and related professions . Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Michael W. Wiederman. 2nd ed. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2000.: BF 77 K35 2000 PCL Stacks
Comprehensive Clinical Psychology. editors-in-chief, Alan S. Bellack, Michel Hersen. Amsterdam ; New York : Pergamon, 1998.: RC 467 C597 1998 Vols.1-11 PCL Stacks
Abstracts are available ONLINE via Science Direct
Contemporary psychology: a journal of reviews. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 1956--: CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY TITLE Periodicals PCL Level 2
PCL Stacks BF 1 C53 V.35 1990 NO.1-6 through V.47 2002
PCL Stacks 150.5 C767 V.1 1956 through V.35 1990 NO.1-6
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR. American Psychiatric Association. Washington, D.C. : The Association, c2000.: RC 455.2 C4 D543 2000 PCL Stacks
RC 455.2 C4 D543 2000 PCL Reference
Online via StatRef!
Directory of Annual Meetings of the American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/archives/directory.html
This directory shows where published proceedings from meetings appear.
Graduate study in psychology. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, c1992-: BF 77 G73 PCL Reference Index Tables (37th ed. 2004)
BF 77 G73 25TH 1992 through 36TH 2003 PCL Stacks
Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation : a handbook for students and faculty. James E. Mauch and Jack W. Birch. 4th ed., rev. and expanded. New York : M. Dekker, c1998.: LB 2369 M377 1998 PCL Reference Dept
LB 2369 M377 1998 PCL Stacks
A guide to manuscript collections in the history of psychology and related areas. Sokal, Michael M. Millwood, N.Y. : Kraus International Publications, c1982.: BF 81 S58 1982 PCL Stacks
The Harvard list of books in psychology. 4th ed. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press (1971) [and earlier editions at 016.15 H261H]: 016.15 H261H 1971 PCL Stacks
A history of ideas in American psychology. Ernest Keen. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.: BF 105 K45 2001 PCL Stacks
History of psychology : a guide to information sources. Viney, Wayne. Detroit : Gale Research Co., c1979.: BF 81 V56 PCL Reference Dept
The history of psychology and the behavioral sciences : a bibliographic guide. Watson, Robert Irving. New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1978.: BF 81 W389 PCL Stacks
Journals in psychology : a resource listing for authors. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, c1997.: BF 76.8 J68 1997 PCL Reference Dept USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
Library use : handbook for psychology. Jeffrey G. Reed and Pam M. Baxter. 3rd ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2003.: BF 76.8 R43 2003 PCL Reference
[earlier editions in PCL Stacks BF 76.8 R43]
The psychologist's companion : a guide to scientific writing for students and researchers. Robert J. Sternberg ; chapter 7 and appendix B were contributed by Chris Leach. 3rd ed. Cambridge (England) ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993.: BF 76.8 S73 1993 PCL Stacks (2 copies)
Psychology : a guide to reference and information sources.
Baxter, Pam M. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1993.: BF 121 B39 1993 PCL Stacks
Online via NetLibrary
Psychology : an introductory bibliography. Consulting editor, Susan E. Beers. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press ; Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 1996.: BF 121 P79 1996 PCL Stacks

Biographies

Biographical dictionary of psychology. edited by Noel Sheehy, et. al. London ; New York : Routledge Reference, 1997: BF 109 A1 B56 1997 PCL Reference Dept
Biographical dictionary of psychology. Leonard Zusne. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1984.: BF 109 A1 Z85 1984 PCL Reference Dept
A guide to psychologists and their concepts. Nordby, Vernon J. New York: Scribner, 1974.: BF 109 A1 N67 PCL Stacks
Portraits of pioneers in psychology. edited by Gregory A.Kimble, et. al. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1991.: BF 109 A1 P67 1991 Vols.1,2, and 4 in PCL Stacks
Volumes 2,3, 4 and 5 are available online via NetLibrary
Who's who in the biobehavioral sciences. Barbara R. Breitbart, editor. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y. : Research Institute of Psychophysiology, c1987.: RC 339.5 W46 1987 PCL Reference Dept
Women in psychology : a bio-bibliographic sourcebook. edited by Agnes N. O'Connell and Nancy Felipe Russo. New York : Greenwood Press, 1990.: BF 109 A1 W65 1990 PCL Reference Dept

Biographies can be located using the Library Catalog by doing a subject search for:

       s       psychologists--biography

Or try a mixed keyword search using the name of the person and the word "biography"

       mk      melanie klein biography

Encyclopedias

Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology. edited by Andrew M Colman. London: Routledge, 1994. 2 vols.: BF 31 C66 1994 Vols. 1-2 PCL Stacks
Corsini Encyclopedia of psychology and Behavioral Science. Raymond J. Corsini, editor . New York : Wiley, 2000.: BF 31 E52 2001 V.1 -4 PCL Reference Dept
Encyclopedia of creativity. editors in chief, Mark A. Runco, Steven R. Pritzker. San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, 1999.: BF 408 E53 1999 Vols.1-2 PCL Reference Dept
BF 408 E53 1999 Vols. 1-2 Fine Arts Lib Reference
Encyclopedia of gerontology : age, aging, and the aged . editor-in-chief, James E. Birren. San Diego : Academic Press, c1996.: RC 952.5 E58 1996 Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference Dept
RC 952.5 E58 1996 Vols. 1-2 Public Affairs Library Reference
Encyclopedia of human behavior. editor-in-chief, V.S. Ramachandran. San Diego, CA : Academic Press, c1994.: BF 31 E5 1994 V.1-4 PCL Reference Dept
Encyclopedia of human emotions. edited by David Levinson, James J. Ponzetti, Jr., Peter F. Jorgensen. New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c1999.: BF 531 E55 1999 Vols.1-2 PCL Reference
Encyclopedia of mental health . editor-in-chief, Howard S. Friedman. San Diego : Academic Press, c1998.: RA 790.5 E53 1998 Vols.1-3 PCL Reference Dept
Encyclopedia of psychiatry, psychology, and psychoanalysis. Benjamin B. Wolman, editor in chief. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, c1996.: RC 437 E49 1996
Encyclopedia of psychology. editor in chief Alan E. Kazdin. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2000.: BF 31 E52 2000 Vols. 1-8 PCL Reference Dept
Encyclopedia of psychotherapy. editors-in-chief Michel Hersen, William Sledge. San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c2002.: RC 475.7 E537 2002 Vols. 102 PCL Reference Dept
Encyclopedia of stress. George Fink, editor-in-chief. San Diego, Ca. : Academic Press, 2000.: BF 575 S75 E52 2000 Vols. 1-3 PCL Reference Dept
Encyclopedia of violence, peace, & conflict . editor-in-chief, Lester Kurtz ; associate editor, Jennifer Turpin. San Diego ; London : Academic Press, c1999.: HM 291 E625 1999 Vols. 1-3 PCL Reference Dept
Encyclopedia of women and gender : sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender.: HQ 1115 E52 2001B Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference Dept
The International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. editors-in-chief Neil J. Smelser, Paul B. Baltes. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.: H 41 I58 2001 Vols. 1-26 PCL Ref)
Abstracts are available ONLINE via Science Direct
The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS).edited by Robert A. Wilson and Frank C. Keil. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1999.: BF 311 M556 1999 PCL Ref
Abstracts online

Handbooks

Find handbooks on a particular subject with a keyword search in the Library Catalog:

tk handbook behaviorism
mk handbook developmental
sk handbook psychology

Handbook of psychology. Irving B. Weiner, editor-in-chief. PUBLISHED: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2003.: BF 121 H1955 2003 Vols 1-12 PCL Stacks USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
v. 1. History of psychology
v. 2. Research methods in psychology
v. 3. Biological psychology
v. 4. Experimental psychology
v. 5. Personality and social psychology
v. 6. Developmental psychology
v. 7. Educational psychology
v. 8. Clinical psychology
v. 9. Health psychology
v. 10. Assessment psychology
v. 11. Forensic psychology
v. 12. Industrial and organizational psychology
Handbook for data analysis in the behavioral sciences: methodological issues. edited by Gideon Keren, Charles Lewis. Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1993.: BF 39 H26435 1993 PCL Stacks
Handbook for data analysis in the behavioral sciences: statistical issues. edited by Gideon Keren, Charles Lewis. Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1993.: BF 39 H26437 1993 PCL Stacks
Handbook of General Psychology. Wolman, Benjamin B., ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1973.: BF 121 W63 PCL Reference Dept (additional copies in PCL Stacks)
International Handbook of Psychology. Gilgen, Albert R. and Carol K. Gilgen, eds. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1987.: BF 105 I57 1987 PCL Reference Dept
Psychologist's Desk Reference. editors, Gerald P. Koocher, et. al. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.: RC 467.2 P78 1998 PCL Stacks

Research Methods

Find works on research methods for Psychology in the Library Catalog using the subject heading:

	Psychology--Research--Methodology

You can also use the search phrase "research methodology" in a keyword search. Following are a few examples of the types of works and the subject headings assigned, which you can use to locate additional materials:

Doing quantitative psychological research : from design to report. Clark-Carter, David. Hove : Psychology Press, 1997.

BF 76.5 C53 1997 PCL Stacks

Psychology--Research 
Psychology--Methodology

Handbook of qualitative research: Strategies of qualitative inquiry . editors, Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage, 2003.

H 61 S8823 2003 PCL Stacks

Social sciences--Methodology 
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Handbook of research methods: a guide for practitioners and students in the social sciences. Natalie L. Sproull. 2nd ed. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1995.

Q 180.55 M4 S67 1995 PCL Stacks

Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 
Social sciences--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Handbook of Statistical Modeling for the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Arminger, G., Clogg, C. C., & Sobel, M. E., Eds. New York: Plenum Press, 1995.

HA 29 H2487 1995 PCL Stacks

Social sciences--Statistical methods 
Psychology--Statistical methods.

Directories

APA Membership Register. American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, c1982-: PCL Reference Dept BF 11 A67M 1998
Older editions in PCL Stacks BF 11 A67M
Directory of ethnic minority professionals in psychology. compiled and edited at the request of the Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs... 4th edition Wash. D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2001.: BF 30 A493 2001 PCL Reference
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology: This database provides searches on set criteria, such as geographical location and areas of expertise.
Who's who in the biobehavioral sciences. Barbara R. Breitbart, editor ; Sally Garson, Ellen Leibowitz, associate editors. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y. : Research Institute of Psychophysiology, c1987.: RC 339.5 W46 1987 PCL Reference

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