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    Methodological issues & strategies in clinical research / edited by Alan E. Kazdin.

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    • Title:Methodological issues & strategies in clinical research / edited by Alan E. Kazdin.
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    • Variant Title:Methodological issues and strategies in clinical research
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Kazdin, Alan E., editor.
    • Published/Created:Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2016]

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Clinical psychology--Research--Methodology.
    • Medical Subjects: Psychology, Clinical--methods
      Research Design
    • Edition:4th edition.
    • Description:xviii, 703 pages ; 28 cm
    • Summary:Designed to help students and professionals alike master a wide range of methodological approaches to examining clinical issues and phenomena, this text explains how to design, conduct, identify and appreciate high quality research, as well as recognise the implications of crucial decisions about methodology and design. The articles cover a comprehensive array of topics, including experimental design; the principles, procedures and practices that govern research; assessment of study constructs and their interrelationships; potential sources of artifact and bias; methods of data analysis and interpretation; ethical issues; and the nuts and bolts of writing research articles and getting published.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781433820915 hc
      9781433820922 pbk.
      1433820919 hc
      1433820927 pbk.
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction: Overview and Background
      ch. 1 Methodology: What It Is and Why It Is so Important / Alan E. Kazdin
      pt. II Beginning the Research Process
      Research Ideas
      ch. 2 Beginning the Research Process: Key Concepts That Can Guide a Study / Alan E. Kazdin
      ch. 3 Getting Out of Our Conceptual Ruts: Strategies for Expanding Conceptual Frameworks / Allan W. Wicker
      ch. 4 Translational Research / Mary Ann Pentz
      Foci of Research
      ch. 5 In Defense of External Invalidity / Douglas G. Mook
      ch. 6 When Small Effects Are Impressive / Dale T. Miller
      pt. III Sampling and Assigning Participants to Conditions
      Samples and Selection of Participants
      ch. 7 Most People Are Not WEIRD / Ara Norenzayan
      ch. 8 Neglected 95%: Why American Psychology Needs to Become Less American / Jeffrey J. Arnett
      ch. 9 Amazon's Mechanical Turk: A New Source of Inexpensive, Yet High-Quality, Data? / Samuel D. Gosling
      Randomization and Group Equivalence
      ch. 10 Random Sampling, Randomization, and Equivalence of Contrasted Groups in Psychotherapy Outcome Research / Louis M. Hsu
      Research Design Options
      ch. 11 Experimental and Observational Designs: An Overview / Alan E. Kazdin
      pt. IV Assessment
      Measurement Development, Reliability, and Validity
      ch. 12 Constructing Validity: Basic Issues in Objective Scale Development / David Watson
      ch. 13 Selecting Measures for Research Investigations / Alan E. Kazdin
      ch. 14 Measurement and Assessment: An Editorial View / Cecil R. Reynolds
      Measurement Among Diverse Samples
      ch. 15 Methodological Issues in Assessment Research With Ethnic Minorities / Stanley Sue
      pt. V Data Analysis, Evaluation, and Presentation
      Background and Underpinnings of Data Analyses
      ch. 16 On the Origins of the .05 Level of Statistical Significance / Caroline Davis
      ch. 17 Things I Have Learned (So Far) / Jacob Cohen
      Null Hypotheses Testing, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian Statistics
      ch. 18 Power Primer / Jacob Cohen
      ch. 19 Statistical Significance Testing and Cumulative Knowledge in Psychology: Implications for Training of Researchers / Frank L. Schmidt
      ch. 20 Effect Size Primer: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers / Christopher J. Ferguson
      ch. 21 Proof of the Pudding: An Illustration of the Relative Strengths of Null Hypothesis, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian Analysis / Kevin J. Fleming
      Data Presentation
      ch. 22 Designing Better Graphs by Including Distributional Information and Integrating Words, Numbers, and Images / Aniko Sandor
      pt. VI Special Topics: Evaluation in Clinical Practice and Research
      Assessment and Evaluation in Clinical Work
      ch. 23 Collecting Client Feedback / Kenichi Shimokawa
      ch. 24 Revisiting and Reenvisioning the Outcome Problem in Psychotherapy: An Argument to Include Individualized and Qualitative Measurement / Ellen Baumann
      Evaluating Interventions
      ch. 25 Beyond Efficacy and Effectiveness: A Multifaceted Approach to Treatment Evaluation / Ric G. Steele
      ch. 26 Methodological Challenges in Treatment Outcome Research With Ethnic Minorities / Sumie Okazaki
      pt. VII Multiple Methodologies
      ch. 27 Epistemology of Mathematical and Statistical Modeling: A Quiet Methodological Revolution / Joseph Lee Rodgers
      ch. 28 Qualitative Research and Its Place in Psychological Science / Brendan Gough
      ch. 29 Single-Case Experimental Research Designs / Alan E. Kazdin
      pt. VIII Ethical Issues and Scientific Integrity
      Guidelines and Codes
      ch. 30 Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct / American Psychological Association
      ch. 31 Research Ethics: How to Treat People Who Participate in Research / Leanne Stunkel
      ch. 32 Research Ethics for Mental Health Science Involving Ethnic Minority Children and Youths / Luis H. Zayas
      Questionable Research Practices, Fraud, and Professional Responsibilities
      ch. 33 False-Positive Psychology: Undisclosed Flexibility in Data Collection and Analysis Allows Presenting Anything as Significant / Uri Simonsohn
      ch. 34 Why Has the Number of Scientific Retractions Increased? / Ferric C. Fang
      ch. 35 Best Practices for Allocating Appropriate Credit and Responsibility to Authors of Multi-Authored Articles / Lucas D. Eggert
      pt. IX Reproducibility of Findings: Replication and Improving Research Practices
      ch. 36 Shall We Really Do It Again? The Powerful Concept of Replication Is Neglected in the Social Sciences / Stefan Schmidt
      ch. 37 Empirical March: Making Science Better at Self-Correction / Matthew C. Makel
      ch. 38 Recommendations for Increasing Replicability in Psychology / Jelte M. Wicherts
      pt. X Publication and Communication of Research
      Reporting Standards: What to Cover and Include in an Article
      ch. 39 Reporting Standards for Research in Psychology: Why Do We Need Them? What Might They Be?
      APA Publications and Communications Board Working Group on Journal Article Reporting Standards
      Preparing Articles for Publication
      ch. 40 Publication and Communication of Research Findings / Alan E. Kazdin
      ch. 41 Writing a Review Article for Psychological Bulletin / Daryl J. Bem
      pt. XI Perspectives on Methodology
      ch. 42 Methodology: Perspectives and General Lessons to Guide Research / Alan E. Kazdin.
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