Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms

Submitted by Barbara Gilles on Mon, 2009-11-16 14:07
“Each record in APA's databases contains controlled vocabulary terms from the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms®.”
General information
Vocabulary alternative name or acronym: 

APA Thesaurus

Vocabulary type: 
Thesaurus
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.apa.org/databases/thesaurus.html

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
Hierarchy
Alphabetical list
Description of overall structure: 

The thesaurus includes a Term Clusters section. “Clusters are collections of index terms that are related to one another conceptually rather than hierarchically, and are displayed together under broad subject categories.”

Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Associative (Related terms)
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Print version (Eleventh Edition, June 15, 2007) available for purchase; online version available for use in searching, in conjunction with PsycheINFO databases as hosted by various vendors.
Comments, Availability: 

Print version: $90.00

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
American Psychological Association
Provider URL: 

http://www.apa.org/

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