Psychology Guide - Psychology Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

This is a guide to some of the reference material that is available in the area of Psychology and held by the University of Sydney Library. Although the list is not comprehensive, it should give you an indication of what is available. See also, the Psychology - Internet Guide.

Table of Contents
Online Dictionaries
Online Encyclopaedias
Guides to the Literature
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Directories and Biographical Sources
Bibliographies
Indexes and Abstracts
Book Reviews
Tests
Theses
Style Guides/Writing Guides


Online Dictionaries

Psychology Dictionaries online are available from the Library catalogue.

Oxford English Dictionary
Contains the online equivalent of the complete 2nd edition 20 volume set.

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Online Encyclopedias

A Chronology of Noteworthy Events in American Psychology
This volume contains brief descriptions and exact dates of 2,827 noteworthy events in the history of psychology, with particular attention given to American psychology and the American Psychological Association (APA).

Comprehensive Clinical Psychology
The electronic version of an 11 volume encyclopedia covering the field of clinical psychology. It covers the history and theory of the field to current thinking on training, clinical techniques, professional standards and practices, and socio-cultural factors in mental health.

Encyclopedia of Aging
Written by experts for a general audience, articles cover topics such as biology, medicine, economics, law, psychology, sociology, and history as they relate to aging. Illustrated with photos, graphs, and line drawings.

Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
The Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology is a major source of information for professional practitioners, researchers in psychology and students. It covers key theoretical and practical aspects of applied psychology.

Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior
This two-volume set includes more than 200 entries on topics covering all aspects of health and behavior. In addition, the Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior includes a comprehensive set of additional resources with entries on selected organizations and an appendix with a detailed annotated listing of such organizations as well as Web sites of interest.

Encyclopedia of Psychology
The American Psychological Association, under the editorial direction of Alan Kazdin, has produced an exceptional multidisciplinary and multicultural encyclopedia.

Encyclopedia of Social Measurement
Includes qualitative and quantitative techniques, measurement, sampling and statistical methods.

Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology includes over 650 articles covering a wide spectrum of psychology, including notable people; theories and terms; landmark case studies and experiments; applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports; and career information.

Handbook of Psychology
A combination of advanced textbook, encyclopaedia and annual review. It is a 12 volume online work covering a wide range of areas including history of psychology, biological psychology, experimental psychology, personality and social psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology, assessment psychology, forensic psychology, and organisational psychology.

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (IESBS)
Full text version of the 26 volume print set (2001). Edited by Neil J Smelser and Paul B Baltes. The IESBS aims to capture the "state of the art" of the social and behavioural sciences. Psychology-related coverage extends to genetics, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology and health.

Learning & Memory
The electronic version of the encyclopedia of learning and memory (Revised 2nd edition).

Mental Measurements Yearbook (via Ovid)
Contains full text information about and reviews of all English language standardised tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks.

NOTE: 1 user licence only - please log off when finished. If you get a busy message, please try again later.

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Guides to the Literature

How to find out in psychology: a guide to the literature and methods of research / D.H. Borchardt & R D. Francis
1984.
Fisher Reference 150.72 61

Library use: a handbook for psychology / Jeffrey G. Reed, and Pam M. Baxter. 3rd ed.
c2003.
Fisher Reference 025.5602415 1A

Postgraduate research in psychology: a guide for students / David Siddle ... [et al.].
[1986?]. Fisher Reference 150.7119441 1

Psychology resources on the World Wide Web / Edward P. Kardas.
c1999.
Fisher Reference 025.04 150 (book and disk)

Reference handbook of research and statistical methods in psychology: for students and professionals / R.M.Yaremko ... [et al.].
c1982.
Fisher Reference 150.72 56

Research guide for psychology / Raymond G. McInnis.
1982.
Fisher Reference 016.15 14

Videos in psychology: a resource directory / Gary R. VandenBos, editor
2000.
Fisher Reference 016.15 18

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Dictionaries

APA dictionary of psychology / edited by Gary R. VandenBos.
2006.
Fisher Reference 150.3 52

Comprehensive glossary of psychiatry and psychology / Harold I. Kaplan, Benjamin J. Sadock.
c1991.
Fisher Reference 616.8903 4

Concise dictionary of psychology / David A. Statt.
1990.
Fisher Reference 150.3 22

Dictionary of behavioral assessment techniques / Michel Hersen, Alan S. Bellack (eds.).
1988.
Fisher Reference 150.287 15

Dictionary of cognitive psychology / Ian Stuart-Hamilton. 1st pbk. rev. ed.
1996.
Fisher Reference 153.03 2

Dictionary of developmental and educational psychology / Rom Harre and Roger Lamb (eds.).
1986.
Fisher Reference 370.150321 1

The Dictionary of family psychology and family therapy / S. Richard Sauber ... [et al.]. 2nd ed.
c1993.
Fisher Reference 616.8915603 1

Dictionary of personality and social psychology / Rom Harre and Roger Lamb (eds.).
1986.
Fisher Reference 302.0321 2

Dictionary of philosophy and psychology / James Mark Baldwin(ed.).
1957-1960.
(Originally published in 1901, this work is essentially a compendium of 19th century work in the field.)
Fisher Reference 103 4 (3 v. in 4).

Dictionary of physiological and clinical psychology / Rom Harre and Roger Lamb (eds.).
1986.
Fisher Reference 157.90321 1

Dictionary of psychology [electronic resource] / Andrew Colman.
2006.
Electronic resource

Dictionary of psychology and psychiatry = Wörterbuch der Psychologie und Psychiatrie / Roland Haas.
c1980-c1988.
Fisher Research 150.3 18 v.1
Fisher Reference 150.3 18 v.2

Dictionary of the history of ideas: studies of selected pivotal ideas / Philip P. Wiener (ed).
1973-74.
Fisher Reference 901.9 47 (5v.)

INS dictionary of neuropsychology / edited by David W. Loring ; section editors, Kimford J. Meador ... [et al.].
1999.
Fisher Reference 612.03 1

International dictionary of psychoanalysis = Dictionnaire international de la psychanalyse / Alain de Mijolla, editor in chief.
c2005.
Fisher Reference 616.891703 5 (3v.)

Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed.
Available Online

The Palgrave dictionary of psychology / Stuart Sutherland. 2nd ed.
1995.
Fisher Reference 150.3 19B

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Encyclopedias

Companion encyclopedia of psychology / Andrew M. Colman (ed.).
1994.
Fisher Reference 150.3 31 (2v.)

Comprehensive Clinical Psychology / Alan S. Bellack, Michel Hersen (eds.). latest ed.
1998.
Available Online from the Library Catalogue (10v.)

Concise Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science / W. Edward Craighead and Charles B. Nemeroff (eds). 3rd ed.
2004.
Fisher Reference 150.3 47

Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science / W. Edward Craighead, Charles B. Nemeroff (eds.) 3rd ed.
2001.
Fisher Reference 150.3 28 A

Encyclopedia of adult development / Robert Kastenbaum (ed.)
1993.
Fisher Reference 155.6 32

Encyclopedia of applied psychology [electronic resource] / editor-in-chief Charles D. Spielberger.
2004.
Available Online from the Library Catalogue

Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy / Michel Hersen, editor-in-chief.
c2005.
Fisher Reference 616.89142 79 (3v.)

Encyclopedia of cognitive behavior therapy / Arthur Freeman, editor-in-chief ; editors, Stephanie H. Felgoise ... [et al.].
c2005.
Fisher Reference 616.89142 84

Encyclopedia of cognitive science / Lynn Nadel (ed.)
2002.
Fisher Reference 153.03 5 (4v.)

Encyclopedia of health and behavior / editor-in-chief, Norman B. Anderson.
c2004.
Fisher Reference 610.3 114 (2v.)
Also available Online from the Library Catalogue

Encyclopedia of human intelligence / Robert J Sternberg (ed.).
1994.
Fisher Reference 153.903 1 (2v.)

Encyclopedia of philosophy / Paul Edwards (ed.).
1967.
Fisher Reference 103 5 (8v.)

Encyclopedia of phobias, fears, and anxieties / Ronald M. Doctor and Ada P. Kahn.
c1989.
Fisher Reference 616.8522003 1

Encyclopedia of psychological assessment / Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros (ed.)
2003
Fisher Reference 150.28703 1 (2v.)

Encyclopedia of psychology / Raymond J. Corsini (ed.). 2nd ed.
1994.
Fisher Reference 150.3 28 A (4v.)

Encyclopedia of psychology / Alan E. Kazdin (ed.)
2000.
Fisher Reference 150.3 38 (8v.)

Encyclopedia of psychotherapy / editors-in-chief Michel Hersen, William Sledge.
c2002.
Fisher Reference 616.8914003 1 (2v.)

Encyclopedia of relationships across the lifespan / Jeffrey S. Turner.
1996.
Fisher Reference 302.03 2

Encyclopedia of School Psychology / Steven W. Lee (ed.)
c2005.
Fisher Reference 370.15 505

Gale encyclopedia of psychology / Bonnie R. Strickland (ed.)
c2001
Available Online from the Library Catalogue

Handbook of psychology / Irving B. Weiner (ed.)
c2003
Available Online from the Library Catalogue (12v.)

International encyclopedia of psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis and neurology / Benjamin B. Wolman (ed.).
1977.
Fisher Reference 616.89003 2 (12v.)

International encyclopedia of psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis & neurology. Progress volume / Benjamin B. Wolman (ed.)
c1983-
Medical Reference 616.89003 2 A (1v.)

International encyclopedia of psychology / Frank N. Magill (ed.).
c1996.
Fisher Reference 150.3 36 (2v.)

International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences: IESBS / Neil J. Smelser, Paul B. Baltes (eds.)
2001.
Fisher Reference 300.3 18 (26v.)
Also available Online from the Library Catalogue

International encyclopedia of the social sciences / David L. Sills (ed.).
1968- <c1991>. 17 volumes and Biographical supplement (v. 18).
Curriculum Resources Reference 300.3 14

Learning & memory / John H. Byrne, editor-in-chief. 2nd ed.
c2003.
Fisher Reference 153.103 1 A

MIT Encyclopedia of the cognitive sciences / Robert A.Wilson and Frank C. Keil (eds.).
c1999.
Fisher Reference 153.03 3 (CD version at 153.03/4)

Oxford companion to the mind / Richard L. Gregory (ed.).
1987.
Fisher Reference 128.2 58

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Directories and Biographical Sources

See also, the Psychology Internet Guide for links to Psychological Associations' Web Sites which often include current membership directories.

1996/97 membership directory of the American Psychological Society
c1996.
Fisher Reference 150.92 20

Biographical dictionary of psychology / Noel Sheehy, Antony J. Chapman, Wendy A. Conroy. (eds).
1997.
Fisher Reference 150.922 10 Also other locations - consult Library catalogue

Chronology of noteworthy events in American psychology / Warren R. Street.
c1994
Fisher Reference 150.973 10

Directory of academic psychologists in Australian Universities. [updated by staff from the Department of Psychology at the University of Tasmania]. 2nd ed.
1996.
Fisher Reference 150.994 4

Directory of the American Psychological Association.
c1978-
Fisher Reference 150.6 2

Directory : Society of Australasian Social Psychologists. 9th ed.
1999.
Fisher Reference 301.10994 1

Great psychologists : a history of psychological thought / Robert I. Watson. 5th ed.
c1991.
Fisher Research 150.9 21 C

International directory of psychologists, exclusive of the U.S.A. : a publication of the International Union of Psychological Science / Kurt Pawlik (ed.). 4th ed.
1985.
Fisher Reference 150.25 1 A

Thesaurus of psychological index terms. 10th ed.
1994.
Fisher Reference 150.5 14 A

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Bibliographies

To locate bibliographies on particular subjects or people:

Do a subject search on the Library's catalogue
and qualify it with the term "bibliography":

For Example:
Perception -- Bibliography
Psychoanalysis -- Bibliography

Alternatively: Do a keyword search

For Example:
jung and bibliograph*
jungian and bibliograph*

 

AIDS : abstracts of the psychological and behavioral literature, 1983-1988 / Alain Y. Dessaint, Jody L. Kerby, Barbara E. McLean (eds.).
c1988.
Fisher Research 616.9792 43

Catalogue des Archives Jean Piaget = Catalog of the Jean Piaget Archives / University of Geneva, Switzerland.
1975.
Fisher Reference 016.155413 2

Eminent contributors to psychology / Robert I. Watson, Sr. (ed.).
[1974-76]
v.1: bibliography of primary references : v.2: bibliography of secondary references.
Fisher Reference 016.15 7 (2v.)

Female psychology : an annotated psychoanalytic bibliography / Eleanor Schuker & Nadine A. Levinson (eds.)
1991.
Fisher Reference 155.633 40

History of American Psychology in notes and news, 1883-1945: an index to journal sources / Ludy T. Benjamin Jr. ... [et al.] (ed.).
1989.
Fisher Reference 016.150973 3

History of psychology and the behavioral sciences: a bibliographic guide / Robert I. Watson, Sr.
1978.
Fisher Research 016.1509 2

IQ debate: a selective guide to the literature / Stephen H. Aby (comp.).
1990.
Fisher Research 016.15393 1

Jungian literary criticism, 1920-1980 : an annotated critical bibliography of works in English (with a selection of titles after 1980) / Jos van Meurs & John Kidd.
1988.
Fisher Research 016.8209353 1

Psychoanalysis, psychology and literature: a bibliography / Norman Kiell (ed.). 2nd ed.
1982.
Fisher Reference 016.80192 1 (2 v.)Also other locations - consult Library catalogue

Psychocriticism : an annotated bibliography / Joseph Natoli & Frederik L. Rusch (comps.)
1984
Fisher Reference 016.80192 2

Psychology of aging : an annotaed bibliography / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Heather L. Servaty, and Amie S. Ward. (comps.).
1995.
Fisher Reference 016.15567 1 Also other locations - consult Library catalogue

Sigmund Freud's writings : a comprehensive bibliography / Alexander Grinstein (comp.).
1977.
Fisher Reference 016.1501952 2

Women in psychology: a bio-bibliographic sourcebook / Agnes N. O'Connell & Nancy Felipe Russo (eds.).
1990.
Fisher Reference 150.922 7

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Indexes and Abstracts (Printed)

See also - Psychology Databases.

Psychological Abstracts
1927 -
Fisher Research 150.5 14 v.1-83 (1927 - 1996)
This index is now available as an electronic database called PsycINFO.

Catalog of selected documents in psychology /
Continued by Psychological documents
Fisher Research 016.15 4 v.1-12 (1971 - 1982)

Child development abstracts and bibliography /
Fisher Reference 136.705 4 v.71-72 (1997 - 98)
Fisher Research 136.705 4 v.1-70 (1927 - 1996)

Citation indexes - Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index
See Web of Science Database in the Psychology Databases listing

Current contents: social & behavioral sciences
Fisher Reference 300.16 31 (1996-Jan 1997)
This index is now available electronically via 'Current Contents Connect'.

German journal of psychology
A quarterly of abstracts and review articles. Abstracts German language publications. A small number of the journal titles indexed are not indexed by Psychological Abstracts.
Fisher Research 016.15 11 v.1-17 (1977 - 1993)

Philosopher's index. An international index to philosophical periodicals.
Fisher Reference 101.6 4 v. 1 (1967/68 onwards)
This index is now available as an electronic database called Philosopher's Index, however, the database does not include references Book Reviews, whereas the printed index does include references to book reviews.

Psychological documents.
Continues Catalog of selected documents in psychology and continued by Social and behavioral sciences documents
Fisher Research 016.15 4 v.13-15 (1983 - 1985)

Social and behavioral sciences documents : SBSD
Fisher Reference 016.15 4 v.16-18 (1986 - 1988)

Social sciences index
Fisher Reference 016.3 4 v.17-23 (1990/91 - 1996)
Storage DST 2331 v.1-16 (1974/75-1989/90)

Sociological Abstracts
Fisher Reference 305 23 v. 40-44 (1992 - 1996)
Storage DST 2561 v.1-39 (1953 - 1991)
This index is available as an electronic database called ' Sociological Abstracts'.

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Book Reviews

Book reviews appear in most of the major journals, several of which are listed below.
Book reviews are also indexed in databases, for example 'PsycCRITIQUES', 'PsycINFO', 'Expanded Academic Index' and 'Web of Science'. See: Psychology Databases.

American journal of psychology
Fisher Research 150.5 99 v.2 (1888)-

Australian journal of psychology
Fisher Research 150.5 103 v.1 (1949/50)-

British journal of psychology
Fisher Research 150.5 106 v.1 (1904)-

Contemporary psychology
(The entire journal is devoted to book reviews).
Fisher Research 150.5 70 v.1 (1956)-

Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Fisher Research 150.1943 25 v.1 (1965)-


Reviews published in journals are indexed in following printed resources:

Book review digest
Fisher Reference 015.73 9 v.1-94 (1905-1998)

Book review index
Fisher Reference 028.105 3 (1965)-

Book review index to social science periodicals / Arnold M. Rzepicki (ed). Ann Arbor,
Fisher Reference 016.3 41
Superseded by the book review section of Social sciences index

Combined retrospective index to book reviews in scholarly journals, 1886-1974 / Evan Ira Farber (ed).
Fisher Reference 028.1 12 15 v

Web of Science
See Databases
Fisher Reference 300.16 36 (1965)-

Social sciences index
Fisher Reference 016.3 4 v.17-23 (1990/91-1996)
STORAGE DST 02331 v.1-16 (1974/75 - 1989/90)

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Tests

See also Web Sites which cover the topic of Tests in Psychology.

Psychological Tests Library, University of Sydney

A specialist collection of psychological tests including both conventional and paper-and-pencil tests.
Use of this collection is restricted to academic staff and postgraduate students in the School of Psychology, University of Sydney.

Located: Transient Building, Main Campus.

For further details contact the Test Librarian
Phone : 9036 9236

View the Test Library web page for information on borrowing rights, opening hours, and to search the test catalogue.

 

Dictionary of behavioral assessment techniques / Michel Hersen and Alan S. Bellack (eds).
1988.
Fisher Reference 150.287 15

Dictionary of psychological testing, assessment, and treatment : includes key terms in statistics, psychological testing, experimental methods, and therapeutic treatments / Ian Stuart-Hamilton.
London ; Bristol, Pa. : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c1996.
Fisher Reference and Fisher Research 150.287 42

Directory of unpublished experimental mental measures. / Bert A. Goldman
2003
Fisher Reference 152.8 21 (8 v plus index)

Encyclopedia of psychological assessment / Rocio Fernandez-Ballesteros (ed.)
2003.
Fisher Reference 150.28703 1 (2 v)

Handbook of family measurement techniques / John Touliatos, Barry F. Perlmutter, Murray A. Straus (eds.)
2003.
Fisher Reference 306.85 164 (3 v)

Kendall's Australian directory: a comprehensive directory of occupational and vocational tests, inventories and organisational survey questionnaires.
1996.
Fisher Reference 153.9400025 1 (1996 only)

Major psychological assessment instruments / Charles S. Newmark (ed.)
1996.
Fisher Reference 150.287 67

Measures for psychological assessment: a guide to 3,000 original sources and their applications / Ki-Taek Chun, Sidney Cobb, John R.P. French, Jr.
1975.
Fisher Reference 016.15528 2

Mental measurements yearbook (Online)
Available online from the Library Catalogue

Personality tests and reviews ; including an index to The mental measurements yearbooks / Oscar Krisen Buros. (ed).
1970-75.
Fisher Reference 137.8 34

Psychware sourcebook / compiled and edited by Samuel E. Krug.
1993.
Fisher Reference 150.287 14A

Tests : a comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education and business / Taddy Maddox (ed.) 5th ed.
c2003.
(It serves as a comprehensive index to test critiques)
Fisher Reference 153.93 26 E For other editions - consult Library catalogue

Tests in print VI: an index to tests, test reviews, and the literature on specific tests / edited by Linda L. Murphy, ... [et. al.].
2002.
Fisher Reference 016.37126 2 D

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Theses

Theses@Sydney

The Psychology Databases such as PsycINFO and Sociofile/Sociological Abstracts also index theses. When searching use the limit features/tabs to narrow your search to identify theses on your topic. (eg Limit to Dissertation Abstracts in PsycINFO).

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Style Guides/Writing Guides

A number of publications are available to assist in the preparation of written work and the list below includes guides to citing printed and electronic materials.

See also websites for Writing Guides and Citing Electronic Formats

EndNote, a citation management software.


APA style guide to electronic references
[20--].
Fisher Reference 808.06615 21

An author's guide to publishing better articles in better journals in the behavioral sciences / Joel Kupfersmid and Donald M. Wonderly.
c1994.
Fisher Reference 150.72 122

Electronic styles : a handbook for citing electronic information / Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane. 2nd ed.
1996.
Fisher Reference 808.027 14

How to write a psychology laboratory report / Bruce M. Findlay. 2nd ed.
1996.
Fisher Reserve 808.06615 8 A

An interactive approach to writing essays and research reports in psychology / Lorelle J. Burton. 2nd ed.
2006.
Fisher Research 808.06615/16/A

Psychologist's companion: a guide to scientific writing for students and researchers / Robert J. Sternberg. 3rd ed.
1993.
Fisher Research 808.06615 9

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed.
2001.
Fisher Reference 808.02 15 C

Writing for psychology: an introductory guide for students / Robert P. O'Shea. 2nd ed.
c1996.
Fisher Research 808.06615 5 A

Writing research reports and essays in psychology: a handbook for students / D. Andrew Ellerman, Nola L. Wildermuth. 2nd ed.
1995.
Fisher Research 808.06615 7 A

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