Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms®

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Edition: 11th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-06-15
Publisher(s): American Psychological Association
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Summary

Presents controlled vocabulary used by the American Psychological Association's (APA) professional indexers to index all APA databases. Reflects current trends found in behavioral and social science literature and can help authenticate the use of terms as they become accepted nomenclature. Previous edition: c2005.

Table of Contents

Preface

History of the Thesaurus

Development of the Eleventh Edition

  • New Postable Terms
  • Other Changes
  • Table 1: New Postable Terms
  • Table 2: New Nonpostable Terms
  • Table 3: Change in Term Status
  • Table 4: Deleted Terms
  • Table 5: Changes to Spelling or Text of Terms

User Guide

  • General Information
  • Relationship Section
  • Rotated Alphabetical Terms Section
  • Term Clusters Section
  • Table 6: Term Cluster/Subcluster Subject Areas

Search Guide

  • Introduction
  • Online Searching
    • Example of Boolean Logic
    • Online Thesaurus
    • Explode Features
    • Major Terms
  • Adjusting Your Search Retrieval
    • Content Classification Code Searching
    • Age Group Searching
    • Population Group Searching
    • Publication Type Searching
    • Document Type Searching
    • Methodology Searching
    • Searching for Auxiliary Materials
    • Searching for Geographic Locations
    • Searching for Tests and Measures
  • How to Contact Us

Appendix A: Content Classification System

Appendix B: Sample PsycINFO Record

Appendix C: Sample PsycEXTRA Record

Relationship (Hierarchical) Section

Rotated Alphabetical Terms Section

Term Clusters Section

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