Experimental Psychology

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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling    Birnbaum Ref BF31.B25 1999

Covers some specialized topics not covered in other encyclopedias of psychology. Mental disorders and assessment instruments are included.

Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology    Birnbaum Ref BF31.C66 1994 (vols.1 & 2)

Organized into 13 sections that cover reference material on all major branches of psychological research and professional practice.

Comprehensive Clinical Psychology    Birnbaum Ref BF31.C67 1998 (vols. 1-11)

 Each volume covers a major subject or subjects.  Consult the index to locate your topic.

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science    Birnbaum Ref BF31.E2 2001 (vols. 1-4)

Current four-volume set covering all aspects of psychology.

 

Dictionary of Developmental Psychology     Birnbaum Ref BF712.7 .S78 1996

Concise dictionary of technical terms relating to developmental psychology.

Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment   Birnbaum Ref BF176.E53 2004 (vols. 1-2)

This two-volume set consolidates a diverse field, providing coverage of assessment decision-making in several applied fields, and issues relevant to theory, methodology, and technology.

Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence    Birnbaum Ref BF431.E59 1994 (vols. 1 & 2)

Covers major theories of human intelligence. Includes several articles on measurement techniques.

Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis    Birnbaum Ref RC437.E49 1996

Single volume abridgement of the 1977 12 volume set. This updated edition features entries ranging in length from one paragraph to several pages. 

Encyclopedia of Psychology     Birnbaum Ref BF31.E52 2000 (vols. 1-8)

Large, general encyclopedia of psychology.

International Dictionary of Psychology    Birnbaum Ref BF31.S83 1996

Attempts to include all technical terms a psychologist might encounter. Examples and diagrams sometimes provided.

Survey of Social Science: Psychology    Birnbaum Ref BF31.S79 1993 (vols. 1-6)

Each article includes a brief definition, principal terminology, and an essay.

Steven's Handbook of Experimental Psychology     Birnbaum Ref BF181.H336 1988 (vols. 1-2)

Describes multiple areas of experimental psychology in extensive articles.

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Assessment & Testing

 

 

Dictionary of Psychological Testing, Assessment and Treatment    Birnbaum Ref BF176.S78 1995

Includes terminology related to psychometrics and statistical analysis.

Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment Birnbaum Ref BF176 .C654 2004 vols. 1-4 2004

The four volumes cover, respectively, intellectual and neuro-psychological assessment, personality assessment, behavioral assessment, and industrial and organizational assessment.

Encyclopedia of Clinical Assessment    Birnbaum Ref BF698.4 .E5 1984

Essays on different topics related to clinical assessment.

Handbook of Psychological Assessment  (Goldstein)   Birnbaum Ref BF39.H2645 1984

Samples of tests are included. Also has information on specific tests.

Handbook of Psychological Testing    Birnbaum Ref BF176.K575 1993

Contains chapters on different testing topics. Includes descriptions and evaluations of specific tests.

Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children    Birnbaum Ref BF722.H33 1990 (vols. 1 & 2)

Provides chapters on various topics related to assessment of children.

Questionnaires: Design and Use    Birnbaum Ref BF39. B445 1986

Contains essays describing the design and implementation of a questionnaire. Sample questionnaires, sample follow up letters, a case history of a study using questionnaires and a sample check-off list are included in the appendix.

Questionnaires and Inventories    Birnbaum Reserve Ref BF176.A483 1997

The basics of opinion surveying and personality assessment. Appendices list commercially available questionnaires and inventories.

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Information on Specific Tests

A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of Selected Psychological Tests: Interpersonal CheckList, MMPI Short Forms, The Blacky Pictures    Birnbaum Ref BF176.T38 1982

Provides annotated references to journal articles that describe the use of these tests.

Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques    Birnbaum Ref HQ728.T68 1990

Provides abstracts of nearly 1000 instruments and includes: dimensions of interaction, intimacy and family values, parenthood, roles and power, and adjustment. 

Major Psychological Assessment Instruments    Birnbaum Reserve Ref BF176.M35 1996

Describes certain tests in detail. See text for list.

Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes   Birnbaum Ref BF698.4 .M38 1991

Contains actual tests, as well as descriptions of specific types of scales.

Mental Measurements Yearbook    Birnbaum Ref Z5814.P8 B932 1949- ; most recent on Reserve

Entries include a test's description, purpose, target population, publication dates, administration, publisher and a review of the test. Indexes: classified subject, names, score, and acronyms. The volumes do not cumulate, so check earlier volumes.  See also the Mental Measurements Yearbook, available from the library's databases page.

Test Critiques    Birnbaum Ref BF176.T419 1984 (vols. 1-10)

Provides several pages of description and critique on tests.

Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessment in Psychology, Education, and Business    Birnbaum Ref Reserve BF176.T43 1997

Brief descriptions of thousands of tests, with information on their purposes and publishers. Does not include evaluations or reviews.

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Indexes & Databases

To find psychology databases available through the Pace Library, go to the library home page (http://library.pace.edu), click on Articles via Databases, and use the scroll-menu labeled "Subject Research Area" to select Psychology.

Psychological Abstracts    1927-1995 (different formats)    Birnbaum Periodicals

Primary abstracting source for the discipline of psychology. ** This is a print resource. You need to look year by year and then find the article in the original source.**

PsycINFO    1887-present
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Psychology database published by the American Psychological Association.  Also see PsycArticles, which includes the full-text of APA journals dating back to 1988.

Education Abstracts    1983-present
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Abstracts only, selected full text available in Omnifile (another database).

ERIC    1966-present
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Citations and abstracts for over 980 journals dealing with education and related fields.

Medline    1966-present
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Indexes journals published in the U.S. and internationally.  Covers all areas of medicine, including psychiatry.

Social Sciences Index    1974-present    Birnbaum Reference Index Case

Quarterly authors and subjects index to publications in the social sciences, including psychology and psychiatry. ** This is a print resource. You need to look year by year and then find the article in the original source.**

Sociological Abstracts    1963-present

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English-language journals in sociology, social work, and other social sciences.

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Web Resources

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