Condensed from the critically acclaimed APA Dictionary of Psychology in a compact, lightweight, paperback format, the APA College Dictionary of Psychology answers students' specific informational needs--from advanced placement high school psychology classes to introductory Psych 101 courses and beyond. Students will be able to successfully navigate all levels of psychology courses with this authoritative, look-up resource for study and reference.- Over 5,000 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions--all revised and updated from the parent dictionary--with hundreds of cross-references- Some 200 entries that have never appeared in the parent dictionary based on terms compiled from the most popular psychology texts used in college courses- Basic coverage across 90 subdisciplines of psychology--with special emphasis on the primary subfields of psychology typically covered in undergraduate coursework, including: general; social; developmental; abnormal; cognitive psychology; neuroscience; and basic methodology and statistics- An appendix listing approximately 180 major figures in psychology's historyAn essential, convenient, and affordable reference resource, the APA College Dictionary of Psychology answers the needs of today's psychology student--whether taking psychology as part of a broader curriculum or making it their major field of study.