Scholarly books

Psychology research generates few books. Psychology book types include literature reviews (see next page), summarizing the work of many researchers exploring related areas of inquiry; textbooks, often used to support instruction for courses like Psychology 209 (middle, below); dissertations, the reports of original research performed by psychology graduate students for advanced degrees; and bio-bibliographical monographs providing an overview or analysis of the work of an influential thinker or researcher in the field and her/his contribution to the knowledge base. (The Third Force (left below), a book about Abraham Maslow is an example.) In recent years, more empirical research reports are being published as book chapters.