Psychology: Select Reference Materials
in the Stockton Library Center
Scholarly dictionaries and encyclopedias provide brief definitions and overviews of topics.
In quality publications, entries are written by experts in a field
(called signed articles) and list major works that have been published on a topic
(bibliographic references). College instructors usually do not want students to cite
reference works as a main sources in research papers. Use them to gather background
on a topic and to identify key publications to consult for further research.
- Kazdin, Alan E. (Ed.). (2000). Encyclopedia of psychology (Vols. 1-8).
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- - each entry is signed and most include a bibliography
- American Psychological Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical
manual of mental disorders (4th ed.) Washington, DC: Author.
- - also known as DSM-IV
- - describes officially recognized psychological disorders
- Damon, William. (1998). Handbook of child psychology. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- - chapter length signed entries
- - extensive bibliography at the end of each chapter
- Corsini, Raymond J. (1999). The Dictionary of psychology.
Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel.
- - brief definitions of terms
- - useful appendices for symbols, people, and suffixes
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