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This is the primary research guide for Psychology students and faculty.

Online Reference Collections

Blackwell Reference Online
Reference works from Blackwell Publishing
Credo Reference
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Reference works from Gale Publishing.
Oxford Reference Online
Reference works from Oxford Publishing.
Reference Universe
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SAGE eReference
Reference works from Sage Publishing.

Online Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Thesaurus for Psychology

The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, 3rd ed. by Irving B. Weiner; W. Edward Craighead, ed.
Publication Date: 2010
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff; Carolyn Kernberger
Publication Date: 2013

Also available at Von KleinSmid Center (RC455.2.C4 D54 2013)
A Dictionary of Psychology, 4th ed. by Andrew M. Colman
Publication Date: 2015

Also available at Doheny Reference (BF31 .C65 2015)
Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories by Jon E. Roeckelein
Publication Date: 2006

Also available at Doheny Reference (BF31 .E44 2006)
Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development by Sam Goldstein, Jack A. Naglieri, eds.
Publication Date: 2011
Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology by Neil J. Salkind, ed
Publication Date: 2008

Also available at Doheny (LB1050.9 .E63 2008)
Encyclopedia of Identity by Ronald L. Jackson, ed.
Publication Date: 2010
Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology by S.G. Rogelberg, ed.
Publication Date: 2007

Also available from Grand (HF5548.8 .E498 2007)
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology by Yolanda K. Jackson
Publication Date: 2006

Also available from Grand (GN502 .E63 2006)
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law by Brian L. Cutler, ed.
Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of Social Psychology by Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs, eds.
Publication Date: 2007

Also available at Doheny Reference: HM1007 .E53 2007
Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theories by Robert W. Rieber, ed.
ISBN: 9781441904256
Publication Date: 2011
The Handbook of Forensic Psychology, 4th ed by Irving B. Weiner, Randy K. Otto, eds
Publication Date: 2013

3rd ed. available in Doheny (RA1148 .H36 2006)
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences by James D. Wright, ed.
Publication Date: 2015
Learning and Memory: a comprehensive reference by John H. Byrne, ed.
Publication Date: 2008

1st edition available from Grand (BF318 .E53 2003)
The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences by Larry E. Sullivan, ed.
Publication Date: 2009

Also available in Doheny (H40 .A2.S34 2009eb)

Additional Print Resources

On the USC Libraries campuses:

APA Dictionary of Clinical Psychology by Gary R. VandenBos, ed.
Call Number: Doheny Reference: RC467 .A63 2013
Publication Date: 2012
APA Dictionary of Lifespan Developmental Psychology by American Psychological Association; Gary R. VandenBos, ed.
Call Number: Doheny Reference: BF712.7 .A63 2013
Publication Date: 2013
APA Dictionary of Psychology by Gary R. VandenBos, ed.
Call Number: Doheny Reference: BF31 .A63 2007 / Norris: WM 13 A639 2007
Publication Date: 2015
A Biographical Dictionary of Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists by William Stewart
Call Number: Call Number: Doheny Reference: BF109.A1 S76 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence by Nicky A. Jackson, ed.
Call Number: Doheny Reference: HV6626 .E534 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of Health Psychology by Alan J. Christensen, Rene Martin, Joshua M. Smyth, eds.
Call Number: Doheny Reference: R726.7 .E53 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Encyclopedia of Psychology by Alan E. Kazdin
Call Number: Doheny Reference: BF31 .E52 2000 / Norris: BF 31 E563 2000 v.1
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Encyclopedia of Psychology Research by Mallory E. Weinstein, ed.
Call Number: Doheny Reference: BF76.5.E53 2010
Publication Date: 2011
Handbook of Psychology, 2nd ed. by Irving B. Weiner
Call Number: Doheny Reference: BF121 .H213 2013
Publication Date: 2012

Individual volumes also available online - search by volume name.
Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2nd ed. by Ellis Cashmore
Call Number: Doheny Reference: GV706.4 .C39 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 11th ed. by Lisa Gallagher Tuleya, ed.
Call Number: Doheny Reference: Z695.1.P7 T48 2007
Publication Date: 2007

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