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"Comprehensive, sound, readable, and up-to-date, this is probably the best single-volume dictionary of its kind.Weighty in substance, the work is nonetheless manageable; Colman uses words with grace and economy...Cross references are handled effectively...Browsers will find much food for thought and some intellectual treats...Eager to teach and entertain, Colman offers a list of do-it-yourself demonstrations in the preface. Essential wherever psychology matters."--Library Journal
"An authoritative style, an ability to communicate in clear but concise terms, and extensive knowledge of the subject matter...Andrew Colman appears to possess all of these qualities and his Dictionary of Psychology is the impressive result...The book has many strengths and is certainly to be recommended...I am pleased to have it on my bookshelf."--THES (UK)
"A useful first port of call."--The Psychologist (UK)
"This book does not give bare definitions, it clothes them with context."--New Scientist (UK)
"The most comprehensive single-volume reference to psychology combines psychiatry and pschoanalysis under one broad umbrella, addressing 10,500 topics"--Forecast (UK)
"Comprehensive, sound, readable, and up-to-date, this is probably the best single-volume dictionary of its kind.Weighty in substance, the work is nonetheless manageable; Colman uses words with grace and economy...Cross references are handled effectively...Browsers will find much food for thought and some intellectual treats...Eager to teach and entertain, Colman offers a list of do-it-yourself demonstrations in the preface. Essential wherever psychology matters."--Library Journal
"An authoritative style, an ability to communicate in clear but concise terms, and extensive knowledge of the subject matter...Andrew Colman appears to possess all of these qualities and his Dictionary of Psychology is the impressive result...The book has many strengths and is certainly to be recommended...I am pleased to have it on my bookshelf."--THES (UK)
"A useful first port of call."--The Psychologist (UK)
"This book does not give bare definitions, it clothes them with context."--New Scientist (UK)
"The most comprehensive single-volume reference to psychology combines psychiatry and pschoanalysis under one broad umbrella, addressing 10,500 topics"--Forecast (UK)
Times Higher Educational Supplement
Impressive...This book has many strengths and is certainly to be recommended
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is forsure some cheaper psychology dictionaries but i found investing in the oxford dictionaries is so much more rewarding. No effort and time spend in explaining terms in detail this is an excellent buy and worth those few extra pennies.
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a fantastic book for anyone studying or anyone interested in psychology. It helps find the meanings to many complex words used in psychology,etc. Coming from a student of psychology i have found this book very helpful for essay work. This book has helped me find new words and the layout is easy to read and easy to find any key words
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A great reference book, I really enjoyed just flicking though and having a read or using whilst completing coursework, I also brought a copy for my partner who is completing a degree he has found it very useful and informative.
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Rua
The item came in time and it was exactly that they described. It is a very useful dictionary that helped me allot in understanding psychology. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Rua
good product
very quick delivery after purchase. product exactly as described. very good copy and a very helpful product. thanks very much.
Published 6 months ago by Charly
brilliant
I bought this for my daughter,she is studying pschology at uni and this is a good aid to her studies,she was more than happy with it.
Published 8 months ago by cresta
Very very useful
I am studying a hypno-psychotherapy course and find this book incredibly useful when writing essays. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Nige
Ideal for Students of Psychology
During revision, I found it annoying that I had to keep writing down and googling words I didn't understand, so was recommended in buying a dictionary specifically for the subject... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Elastic
pretty useful overall.
This is a fairly useful dictionary of psychology and has been fairly useful for my first year of my psychology degree. Read more
Published 19 months ago by chris
a dictionary of psychology
bought for my daughter whom ended up with a 2-1 so i guess the book is good
Published 21 months ago by JR
Very useful
I have found the definitions clear and easy to understand, it has come in very useful when writing essays for my psychology course to help me reword terms in my textbooks. Read more
Published on 9 May 2010 by Ms. P. Heenan
Very useful
Indispensible for new psychology students. My only criticism is the amount of cross referencing - although useful to some extent it can mean you looking up a large number of words... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2010 by studyhound
Can recomend to all students.
Just started a counceling course and can highly recomend it, also recomended by Open University students on Psychology and councelling courses.
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by Martin A. Nicholls
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