Gould Guides: Cognitive Science: Getting Started

Selected Reference Works

Begin your research with reference works to find background information, definitions, locate statistics and facts, and build a bibliography.

Dictionary of Cognitive Science by Olivier Houdé (Editor); Vivian Waltz (Translator); Daniel Kayser (Editor); Olivier Koenig (Editor); Joelle Proust (Editor); François Rastier (Editor)
Call Number: Ref BF 311 .V56713 2004
ISBN: 1579582516
Publication Date: 2003-10-31

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Short articles and definitions of many key terms and concepts in cognitive science. This is particularly helpful if you're working in an unfamiliar area.
Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
Call Number: Ref BF 311 .E53 2003 and Online

A 4 volume set with long, in-depth articles on topics in cognitive science. A great place to begin researching a topic. Each article includes an extensive bibliography.
The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS)
Call Number: Ref BF311 .M556 1999

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This encyclopedia contains 471 concise articles, each written by a leading researcher on the topic and followed by a list of references and suggested readings. MITECS is divided into six sections: philosophy; psychology; neurosciences; computational intelligence; linguistics and language; and culture, cognition, and evolution.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Edward Craig (Editor)
Call Number: Ref B51 .R68 1998
ISBN: 0415073103
Publication Date: 1998-05-26

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This encyclopedia contains over thousands of articles by international experts in all areas of philosophy. Articles also have useful bibliographies for further reading.
A Companion to Epistemology by Jonathan Dancy (Editor); Ernest Sosa (Editor)
Call Number: Ref BD161 .C637 1992
ISBN: 0631172041

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Over 250 extensively cross-referenced entries focus on epistemology and analytic philosophy. Each article contains a bibliography and suggestions for further reading.
Encyclopedia of Psychology by Alan E. Kazdin (Editor)
Call Number: Ref BF31 .E52 2000
ISBN: 1557981876
Publication Date: 2000-03-16

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This eight-volume encyclopedia is international in scope and provides comprehensive coverage of theory, research, and practice in the field of psychology. Articles (including 400 biographies) are arranged alphabetically and bibliographies accompany each article.
Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence by Robert J. Sternberg (Editor)
Call Number: Ref BF431 .E59 1994
Publication Date: 1994

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A 2-volume encyclopedia covering all aspects of human intelligence. Entries include a bibliography, and many have illustrations and tables.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Call Number: Ready REF BF76.7 .P83

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The official APA citation style guide. Good online help can also be found at the Purdue OWL site and at APAstyle.org.