Psychological methodology

Skill Acquisition and Training describes the building blocks of cognitive, motor, and teamwork skills, and the factors to take into account in training them.

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND DAILY TELEGRAPHSHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGHES PRIZE'A riveting chronicle of faulty science, false promises, arrogance, greed, and shocking disregard for the wellbeing of patients suffering from mental disorders.

Organized according to the sequence mental health professionals follow when conducting an assessment, Groth-Marnat s Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Sixth Edition covers principles of assessment, evaluation, referral, treatment planning, and report writing.

This book examines the social codes and practices that shape the literary culture of a combined fifth/sixth-grade classroom.

Experimental design is important enough to merit a book on its own, without statistics, that instead links methodology to a discussion of how psychologists can advance and reject theories about human behaviour.

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do.

With each new release of Stata, a comprehensive resource is needed to highlight the improvements as well as discuss the fundamentals of the software.

This compendium of examples of psychological concepts and phenomena is designed to make it easier for both novice and experienced teachers of psychology at all levels to bring new and/or particularly illuminating examples to their lectures and other presentations.

This book explains the mechanisms underpinning the tactile perception of electrovibration and lays the groundwork for delivering realistic haptic feedback on touchscreens via this method.

See How to Use Statistics for New Testament InterpretationThe Synoptic Problem and Statistics lays the foundations for a new area of interdisciplinary research that uses statistical techniques to investigate the synoptic problem in New Testament studies, which concerns the relationships between the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Technological and theoretical changes over the past decade have altered the way we think about test validity.

The Elements of Inquiry covers the basic guidelines for graduate students doing an investigation or inquiry project.

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This book reviews methods of conceptualizing, measuring, and analyzing interdependent data in developmental and behavioral sciences.

Filled with practical tips and advice, this brief and easy-to-use guide helps psychology students write more effectively in the discipline.

This important book introduces the basics of prenatal psychology and works through the current scientific findings in the psychology and psychosomatics of pregnancy and birth.

Incorporating relevant theory and research from psychology (social, cognitive, clinical, developmental, and personality), mass communication, and media studies, Psychological Processes in Social Media examines both the positive and negative psychological impacts of social media use.

First Published in 2017.

This popular text describes the processes of doing teacher action research.

IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics is designed to help students learn how to analyze and interpret research.

Expanding upon and updating the first edition, this comprehensive guide instructs readers on how to effectively conduct psychological assessment and testing in their practice, efficiently advancing a case from the initial referral and clinical interview, through the testing process, and leading to informed diagnosis and treatment recommendations.

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions.

First Published in 1987.

Originally published in 1992, the editors of this volume fulfill three main goals: to take stock of progress in the development of data-analysis procedures for single-subject research; to clearly explain errors of application and consider them within the context of new theoretical and empirical information of the time; and to closely examine new developments in the analysis of data from single-subject or small n experiments.

Designing and Implementing Effective Evaluations provides extensive real-life examples of program evaluations that illustrate the various elements and steps in conducting a successful evaluation.

"e;Timulak's aims, to clarify research and its value for practice, and to alert people to its 'limitations and potential misuse', have certainly been achieved.

The matrix laboratory interactive computing environment-MATLAB-has brought creativity to research in diverse disciplines, particularly in designing and programming experiments.

Die WPPSI-IV gehört zu den international weit verbreiteten Intelligenztests für die Altersgruppe der Kinder im Kindergarten- und Vorschulalter zwischen 2;6 und 7;7 Jahren und wird bei sehr unterschiedlichen Fragestellungen in der psychologischen und pädagogischen Praxis eingesetzt.

In diesem anwendungsbezogenen Buch wird zum ersten Mal für die neuropsychologische Praxis der Einsatz psychometrischer und inferenzstatistischer Methoden für die differenzierte Analyse der Leistungen einzelner Probanden und Patienten in gut standardisierten und normierten Testverfahren, in orientierend normierten Verfahren und experimentellen Aufgabenstellungen vermittelt.

Today's economic climate means that anyone involved in training and development must be able to measure its effect on business performance.

A Practical Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Education brings together more than 60 faculty experts.

Research Design in Chinese Medicine: Linking Social and Health Sciences is an innovative and comprehensive guide that bridges the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with modern research methods in social and health sciences.

This practical workbook offers a wealth of opportunities for students to apply knowledge learned from the best-selling core text, Foundations of Psychological Testing, Sixth Edition.

This book examines existing treatments, legislation and research methodology of depression and exposes their limitations, championing psycho-social support as an alternative.

Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Child: Domains, Methods, and Case Studies, Second Edition, is an updated and expanded desk reference that retains the first edition's organizational structure, strong practical focus, and lifespan developmental perspective.

The last two decades have witnessed a proliferation of qualitative research in sport and exercise.

Neuroticism--the tendency to experience negative emotions, along with the perception that the world is filled with stressful, unmanageable challenges--is strongly associated with anxiety, depression, and other common mental health conditions.

Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Volume 2 presents the most up-to-date coverage on personality assessment from leading experts.

First published in English 1968, in this volume Paul Fraisse begins with history, looking at the evolution of experimental psychology, starting with its origins.

Detection Theory: A User's Guide is an introduction to one of the most important tools for the analysis of data where choices must be made and performance is not perfect.

This collection of transcripts from sessions by certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapists gives therapists, educators, and child welfare and residential treatment professionals a detailed understanding of how Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is used to help children who have a history of neglect, abuse, orphanage care, or other experiences that may interfere with the normal development of attachment between parent and child.

* A supplementary guide for students who are learning how to evaluate reports of empirical research published in academic journals.

Die Testbatterie Adaptives Intelligenz Diagnostikum (AID) dient der Erfassung komplexer und basaler intellektueller Fähigkeiten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen im Alter von 6;0 bis 15;11 Jahren.

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Created with the input of a distinguished International Board of the foremost authorities in data mining from academia and industry, The Handbook of Data Mining presents comprehensive coverage of data mining concepts and techniques.

Psychologische Diagnostik bezieht sich auf die psychologische Begutachtung von Personen bei unterschiedlichen Fragestellungen.

The General Factor of Personality improves our understanding of the personality structure and the relations between major personality dimensions, as well as major dimensions of the entire non-cognitive sphere of psychological variables.