Description

About The Book

This Dictionary give the definitions of more than 8,000 authoritative and up-to-date entries, this best-selling dictionary covers all branches of psychology. The coverage ranges alphabetically from ABA Design to Zygote and includes most of the important terms used in its allied subjects— psychoanalysis, psychiatry, criminology, neuroscience, and statistics. It features comprehensive coverage of key areas, for example: cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. Entries provide clear and concise definitions, word origins and derivations, and are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use.

About The Author

Dr.  Rita Raj is an Associate Professor in the English Department at George Mason University. She completed her elementary and secondary education in Delhi. Then after, she joined her mother who is working as an advisor to company planning in USA. Her research work was based on modern technological interactions with education. She started building web- based learning environment in 1996. Earlier articles include cultural studies in the classroom, computer-generated graphics, and organisational dynamics. She devoted the earlier part of her career to producing and directing broadcast documentaries.