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This book is not merely a dictionary of psychology, it is a dictionary for psychologists. It attempts to include all the technical terms that a psychologist is likely to encounter in reading on the subject.
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《书目》(Booklist)书评
Sutherland, a British experimental psychologist, here updates and expands his International Dictionary of Psychology (1989) by adding more than 1,000 new terms and initialisms (e.g., akinetic mutism, FAS test, zone of proximal development), and revising definitions of others (agnosia). As before, his purpose is to provide short explanations of terms found in the psychological literature, including those which originated in other fields (e.g., equivalent rectangular bandwidth (ERB), biogenic amines). If words in definitions are also entries, they appear in all-capital letters. Usually phrases appear in straightforward order, but laws and methods are now inverted, a change from the earlier edition. Spelling is British. No pronunciations are given and no biographies are included. Definitions range from 5 to 100 words and generally are easily understood, but occasionally one is densely populated with other terms that also need to be looked up. Diagrams are provided for a few terms. There are still a few editorialized definitions (e.g., agraphiaa form of aphasia in which the person is unable to write meaningfully, "a syndrome affecting many psychologists" ). These provide a bit of levity in an otherwise scholarly tome but are also somewhat jarring. Students may be looking for longer, more discursive, definitions that appear in volumes Sutherland characterizes as "encyclopaedias not dictionaries." This is not the first choice of a public library for a psychology dictionary, but its more than 11,000 entries and inclusion of terms from other fields make it a good choice for academic or professional libraries to supplement such titles as Wolman's Dictionary of Behavioral Science [RBB F 15 90] or Corsini's four-volume Encyclopedia of Psychology [RBB S 15 94] for students, faculty, and practitioners. (Reviewed April 1, 1996)
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If dictionaries are supposed to provide readers with lists of words and definitions, then Sutherland's International Dictionary of Psychology fills the bill. The book's strength lies with handling up-to-date terminology. Every imaginable phobia seems to be included, from "achluophobia" to "xenoglossophobia," the latter defined as a "fear of foreign languages, a characteristic of English tourists." The book's weaknesses lie in too many terse definitions, bordering on one-liners and an informality that will leave more specialized readers desiring additional substance. Arthur S. Reber's The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology (1985) serves a broader and more detail-conscious audience. Here, major variances in definitions can be seen with such terms as cocaine, entropy, and sexual instinct. Sutherland does not hesitate to spice up standard meanings. His unique sense of humor is apparent with terms such as love, frontal-lobectomy, and nondirective therapy. A worthwhile purchase if other standard works are already on the shelf. -A. Wyman, SUNY College at Oswego
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
At long last, psychologists and lay readers have a legitimate dictionary (rather than an encyclopedia masquerading as one) that briefly defines technical psychological language and jargon borrowed from other disciplines. In this easy-to-use, up-to-date reference source, Oxford lecturer and writer Sutherland supplies explanations (and sometimes examples) for traditional psychological terms such as overlearning, frontal lobotomy, and ego neurosis . But more importantly, he also includes phrases from related subject areas, e.g., propositional attitude (philosophy), deep structure (linguistics), and triage (medicine). Sutherland's entries, which contain ample cross-references, are usually no more than a paragraph and occasionally inject some humor. For example, in the entry neurotic fiction , Sutherland first gives Adler's meaning and then says ``any novel by Iris Murdoch.'' This is an essential reference tool.-- Janice Arenofsky, formerly with Arizona State Lib., Phoenix (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Preface | p. vi |
Acknowledgements | p. viii |
Notes on use | p. ix |
The Dictionary | p. 1 |
Appendix 1. Sulci and gyri of the lateral surface of the cerebral cortex | p. 511 |
Appendix 2. Sulci and gyri of the medial surface of the cerebral cortex | p. 512 |
Appendix 3. Brodmann's areas of the lateral surface of the cerebral cortex | p. 513 |
Appendix 4. Brodmann's areas of the medial surface of the cerebral cortex | p. 514 |
Appendix 5. Medial view of the brain | p. 515 |