Psychology
In brief
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Overview
The Luxembourg Learning Centre offers a selection of printed books, a small collection of printed journals and a broad collection of electronic resources like e-books and e-journals in psychology. All print and electronic resources can be found via the a-z.lu catalogue.
Current issues of print journals are located at the beginning of each collection of printed books, classified alphabetically by title (older issues need to be ordered – see Journals).
Examples of classification codes in psychology:
- 150: Psychology (general); 150.3: Psychological dictionaries & encyclopedias
- 152: Sensory perception, movement, emotions, physiological drives; 152.4: Emotions
- 153: Conscious mental processes & intelligence; 153.853: Brainwashing
- 154: Subconscious & alteres states & processes; 154.7: Hypnotism
- 155: Differential & developmental psychology; 155.7: Evolutional psychology
- 156: Comparative psychology
- 158: Applied psychology; 158.3: Counseling & interviewing
Selected resources in Psychology
Books
Available at the LLC
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Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology – Weiner, Irving
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Handbook of psychology – Weiner, Irving
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Oxford handbook of thinking and reasoning – Holyoak, Keith
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Cognitive psychology: a student’s handbook – Eysenck, M. & Keane, M
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Handbook of social psychology – Fiske, Susan
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An introduction to social psychology – Hewstone, Miles
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Handbook of child psychology and developmental science – Lerner, Richard M.
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Standards for educational and psychological testing – American Educational Research Association
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Dictionary of psychological testing, assessment, and treatment – Stuart-Hamilton, Ian
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Introduction to statistics in psychology – Howitt, Dennis & Cramer, Duncan
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Introduction to qualitative research methods in psychology – Howitt, Dennis
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Handbook of research methods in experimental psychology – Davis, Stephen
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Forty studies that changed psychology – Hock, Roger
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Publication manual of the American Psychological Association – American Psychological Association
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Concise Rules of APA style – American Psychological Association
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Thesaurus of psychological index terms – Tuleya Lisa Gallagher
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Cambridge dictionary of psychology – Matsumoto, David
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APA dictionary of psychology – VandenBos, Gary
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A dictionary of psychology – Colman, Andrew
E-Books
Available via a-z.lu for University staff and students registered at the LLC
Journals
Available at the LLC on floor -2; the 5 most recent volumes on the shelf, older issues on request
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Diagnostica
Göttingen: Hogrefe, 1955. -
Kindheit und Entwicklung
Göttingen: Hogrefe, 1992. -
Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
Wiesbaden Springer VS, 1955. -
Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht
München: Reinhardt, 1973. -
Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
Göttingen: Hogrefe, 1987. -
Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie (Journal of Health Psychology)
Göttingen: Hogrefe, 2018. -
Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie
Göttingen: Hogrefe. -
Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Bern: Huber, 2006.
e-Journals
Available via a-z.lu for university members with LLC registration
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European journal of psychological assessment
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association ; Cambridge, Mass.: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 1992. -
European journal of social psychology
The Hague: Mouton: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 1971. -
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Silver Spring, Md.: V.H. Winston, 1971. -
Journal of individual differences
Göttigen: Hogrefe, 2005.
a-z.lu
Available via a-z.lu for university members with LLC registration
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Overview of databases with psychology-related content in a-z.lu
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PSYNDEX
Comprehensive abstract database of psychological literature, audiovisual media, intervention programs, and tests from the German-speaking countries. -
PsycINFO
Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) PsycINFO indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, reviews, research papers and case studies in psychology and neighbouring subjects, mainly from the Anglo-American area. -
PsycARTICLES
Full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA), the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group. -
MEDLINE
Recognized as the premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical literature MEDLINE is searchable via several platforms with different search functionalities (PubMed, OVID, EBSCOhost). For full text access to the licensed articles select the EBSCOhost version in a-z.lu. -
ERIC (Education resources information center)
Bibliographic references and abstracts of predominantly English literature and audio-visual media of various disciplines in education and neigbouring subjects like psychology. -
Oxford University Press Journals
multidisciplinary collection of journal articles -
Taylor and Francis Online
multidisciplinary collection of journal articles
Factual databases
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American Psychological Association (APA) – scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists in the United States
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British Psychological Society – acts as the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the United Kingdom
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European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA) – umbrella organization and the leading federation of 34 European National Psychology Associations
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Frontiers in Psychology – features current, peer-reviewed research in psychology
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Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing (PEP) – Psychoanalytic Library
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Sage Journals – Sage Journals makes teaching and research materials available globally by removing obstacles to access
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Scientific Research – to browse open access journals by subject or title.
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SpringerLink – Springer Link gives students, and other researchers access to over 10 million scientific documents, including books, journals, series, reference works, and protocols.
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Wiley Online Library – Psychology students may access original research in all areas of psychology, including cognition; health and clinical psychology; and developmental, social and occupational psychology.
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) – German Society for Psychology
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Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB) – Reference database, E-journals (University Regensburg)
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Encyclopedia of Psychology – Umfasst alle Disziplinen der Psychologie
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International Congress of Psychology – IUPsyS events
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Leibniz-Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation (ZPID) – the central specialist information facility for psychology in the German-speaking countries.
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Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Psychologie – The Special Subject Collection Psychology is a DFG-funded institution of the Saarland University and State Library located in Saarbrücken