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Psychology Guide

Books

Title Author Call# Book Cover
Psychology: A Modular Approach Mitterer, John Otto BF 121 .M62 2015 Psychology: A Modular Approach
Psychology Around Us Comer, Ronald J. BF 121 .P8326 2012 Psychology Around Us
Psychology Schacter, Daniel L. BF 121 .S326 2017 Psychology
Psychology Myers, David G. BF 121 M94 2015 Psychology
A History of Psychology Benjafield, John G. BF 81 .B3 1996 A History of Psychology
Sensation and Perception Coren, Stanley BF 233 .C59 1999 Sensation and Perception
Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook Eysenck, Michael BF 311 .E94 2000 Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook
Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive, Clinical Neuroscience Rosenzweig, Mark R. QP 360 .R658 2002 Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive, Clinical Neuroscience

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E-Books

These e-Books are available in the online library collection. Click the title to access the resource.

Psychology: Six Perspectives

Fernald, L. Dodge 2008

History of Psychology 101

Devonis, David C. 2014

Cognitive Psychology

Gellatly, Angus 2012

Handbooks

These handbooks provide easy to digest information about topics covered within Psychology.

Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association (2020) by The American Psychological Association

Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association The official source for APA style, known for its authoritative, easy-to-use reference and citation system. Can be found in library under call number BF 76.7 .P83 2020.

A Dictionary of Psychology (2003) by Andrew M. Colman

A Dictionary of Psychology provides access to information on psychology and related disciplines such as nursing, sociology, social work, and education. It can be found in library under call number BF 31 .C65 2003.

Encyclopedia of Cognitive Psychology (2012) by Carla E. Wilhelm

Encyclopedia of Cognitive Psychology is an encyclopedia that presents current research in the field of cognitive psychology.

Keywords

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Resources

Open access resources are resources that are available to everyone for free online. Links here will lead to sites where you can download textbooks or access journals related to Psychology.

Introduction to Psychology by University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing

Introduction to Psychology Quarterly electronic publication of scientific psychology featuring original studies, research, critical contributions, interviews and book reviews.

Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text by Robert Biswas-Diener

Discover Psychology 2.0 presents core concepts common to introductory courses. The 15 units cover the traditional areas of intro-to-psychology, ranging from biological aspects of psychology to psychological disorders to social psychology.

American Psychological Association

The official website of the APA, the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States.

Psych Web

Provides access to online psychology journals and links to resources organized by subject.

Classics in the History of Psychology

A collection of the full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines.

How to Cite

Assignments written for Psychology courses use the APA (American Psychological Association) rules for formatting. APA handbooks are available for your reference in the library or at the Writing and Learning Centre. Online WLC guides can be found here. You can also book an appointment with the Writing and Learning Centre for workshops and one-on-one citation help.

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