{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-psychology-paperback","title":"A Dictionary of Psychology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew M. Colman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding more than 11,000 definitions, this authoritative and up-to-date dictionary covers all branches of psychology. Clear, concise descriptions for each entry offer extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. The range of entries extends to related disciplines including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, the neurosciences, and statistics. Entries are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use, and cover word origins and derivations as well as definitions. More than 100 illustrations complement the text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fourth edition has incorporated a large number of significant revisions and additions, many in response to the 2013 publication of the American Psychiatric Association's latest edition of \u003cem\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders\u003c\/em\u003e, bringing the \u003cem\u003eDictionary\u003c\/em\u003e fully up to date with the most recent literature of the subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to the alphabetical entries, the dictionary also includes appendices covering over 800 commonly used abbreviations and symbols, as well as a list of phobias and phobic stimuli, with definitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprehensive and clearly written, this dictionary is an invaluable work of reference for students, lecturers, and the general reader with an interest in psychology.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew M. Colman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester and is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has authored numerous journal articles and several books, including \u003cem\u003eFacts, Fallacies and Frauds in Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e (1987), \u003cem\u003eWhat is Psychology?\u003c\/em\u003e (3rd edn, 1994), and \u003cem\u003eGame Theory and its Applications in the Social and Biological Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e (2nd edn, 1995). He edited the two-volume \u003cem\u003eCompanion Encyclopedia of Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e (1994) and the 12-volume \u003cem\u003eLongman Essential Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e series (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 896\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 5 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754021912864,"sku":"9780199657681","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5ec376bbd4c65d1b3c4facae07757f06.webp?v=1780031657","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-dictionary-of-psychology-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}