A Dictionary of Psychology (3rd ed.)

This slightly enlarged third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Psychology follows closely on the 2006 second edition (RR 2006/300). It maintains its good, clear coverage of key psychological terms and concepts and continues to fulfil its aim “to provide sensible and informative definitions of the most important and difficult words that a reader is likely to encounter in books and articles on psychology”, (e.g. Schema). Although Colman currently retains its position between the Concise Dictionary of Psychology (Statt, 1998) and the large 1,156‐paged The Dictionary of Psychology (Corsini, 1999) (RR 2000/171), it may...