Edited by Andrew M. Colman
Over 11,000 entries
‘Comprehensive, sound, readable, and up-to-date, this is probably the best single-volume dictionary of its kind … Essential wherever psychology matters’ Library Journal
With over 11,000 authoritative and up-to-date entries, this best-selling dictionary covers all branches of psychology, including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, criminology, neuroscience, and statistics. It features comprehensive coverage of key areas, for example: 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 are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use. In addition, over 80 illustrations complement the text.
A Dictionary of Psychology is an invaluable work of reference for students and teachers of psychology and related disciplines, professionals, and is ideally suited to anyone with an interest in the workings of the mind.
Andrew M. Colman is Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester, and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His previous publications include numerous journal articles and several books, including Facts, Fallacies and Frauds in Psychology (1987), Game Theory and its Applications in the Social and Biological Sciences (2nd edn, 1995), What is Psychology? (3rd edn, 1994), and A Crash Course in SPSS for Windows (4th edition, co-authored with Briony D. Pulford, 2008).
Print edition ISBN: 9780199534067
Publishing history: First edition 2001; first published as an OUP paperback 2002; reissued with corrections and a new cover 2003; second edition 2006; third edition 2008
Copyright© Andrew M. Colman 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009
