A Dictionary of Psychology - Brossura

Colman, Andrew M.

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ISBN 10: 0199534063 ISBN 13: 9780199534067

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2009

Riassunto

With over 11,000 authoritative and up to date entries, this bestselling dictionary covers all branches of psychology, including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, criminology, neuroscience, and statistics. It features comprehensive coverage of such key areas as cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. Entries provide clear and concise definitions, word origins and derivations, and they are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use. In addition, over 80 illustrations complement the text. Detailed appendices follow the AZ dictionary and include a list of 800 commonly used abbreviations and symbols, and a list of phobias and phobic stimuli with full definitions. Now containing an appendix of recommended web links, which are accessed and kept current via theDictionary of Psychology website, this edition offers more information than any other dictionary of its kind, making it an ideal reference for students, teachers, and professionals, and for anyone with an interest in the workings of the mind.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Andrew Colman is Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0199534063
• ISBN 13: 9780199534067
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 882
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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