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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: Science Ref / Clapp Ref BF76.7 .P83 2010b
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2019
The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology by Arthur S. Reber; Rhiannon Allen; Emily Sarah Reber
Publication Date: 2010
With more than 25,000 terms and definitions, the "APA Dictionary of Psychology" encompasses all areas of research and application, and includes coverage of concepts, processes, and therapies across all the major sub-disciplines of psychology. It includes thousands of cross references, directing the user to synonyms, antonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff; Carolyn Kernberger
Call Number: Science Ref RC455.2.C4 D54 2013
ISBN: 9780890425541
Publication Date: 2013
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences by James D. Wright (Editor-In-Chief)
Publication Date: 2015

Psychology: a Very Short Introduction by Freda McManus; Gillian Butler
Call Number: Clapp Library BF121 .B88 2014
ISBN: 9780199670420
Publication Date: 2014
Social Psychology by Richard J. Crisp
Call Number: HM1033 .C74 2015
Publication Date: 2015
Child Psychology by Usha Goswami
Call Number: BF721 .G67 2014
Publication Date: 2014