Psychological methodology

Many of our thoughts and decisions occur without us being conscious of them taking place; connectionism attempts to reveal the internal hidden dynamics that drive the thoughts and actions of both individuals and groups.

The distinguishing feature of experimental psychology is not so much the nature of its theories as the methods used to test their validity.

The distinguishing feature of experimental psychology is not so much the nature of its theories as the methods used to test their validity.

First Published in 1986.

First Published in 1986.

Published in 1986, Statistics is a valubale contribution to the field of Research Methods/Stats.

Published in 1986, Statistics is a valubale contribution to the field of Research Methods/Stats.

Comprehensive and comprehensible, this classic covers the basic and advanced topics essential for using factor analysis as a scientific tool in psychology, education, sociology, and related areas.

Comprehensive and comprehensible, this classic covers the basic and advanced topics essential for using factor analysis as a scientific tool in psychology, education, sociology, and related areas.

Highly recommended by the Journal of Official Statistics, The American Statistician, and other top statistical journals, Applied Survey Data Analysis, Third Edition provides an up-to-date overview of state-of-the-art approaches to the analysis of complex sample survey data.

Social research yields knowledge which powerfully affects our daily lives.

Social research yields knowledge which powerfully affects our daily lives.

Autoethnography Pedagogy and Practice supports and generates new insights into how autoethnography can be taught, supervised and practised by sharing the experiences and reflections of researchers from a wide range of fields and disciplines.

Behavioural and Mental Health Research, 2nd Edition is a thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded version of the invaluable guide to research skills for psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and graduates training in those disciplines.

Behavioural and Mental Health Research, 2nd Edition is a thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded version of the invaluable guide to research skills for psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and graduates training in those disciplines.

There is a myth that people with mental disorders comply poorly with treatment.

There is a myth that people with mental disorders comply poorly with treatment.

Starting a research project, however large or small can be a daunting prospect.

Starting a research project, however large or small can be a daunting prospect.

Dramatic societal changes have reshaped America's families.

Dramatic societal changes have reshaped America's families.

This new book provides a theoretical and practical guide to analysis of variance (ANOVA) for those who have not had a formal course in this technique, but need to use this analysis as part of their research.

This new book provides a theoretical and practical guide to analysis of variance (ANOVA) for those who have not had a formal course in this technique, but need to use this analysis as part of their research.

This new book introduces a new generation to the important insights of Paul Meehl.

This new book introduces a new generation to the important insights of Paul Meehl.

To function in modern society complex data must be absorbed and understood at a breakneck pace.

To function in modern society complex data must be absorbed and understood at a breakneck pace.

This volume contains a collection of essays and discussions which serve as an introduction and guide to current research in the area of drawing inferences from self-selected samples.

This volume contains a collection of essays and discussions which serve as an introduction and guide to current research in the area of drawing inferences from self-selected samples.

This book illustrates the ease with which various features of LISREL 8 and PRELIS 2 can be implemented in addressing research questions that lend themselves to SEM.

This book illustrates the ease with which various features of LISREL 8 and PRELIS 2 can be implemented in addressing research questions that lend themselves to SEM.

Most behavioral scientists know two important concepts -- how to analyze continuous data from randomly assigned treatment groups of subjects and how to assess practice effects for a single group of subjects given a constant treatment at each of several stages of practice.

Most behavioral scientists know two important concepts -- how to analyze continuous data from randomly assigned treatment groups of subjects and how to assess practice effects for a single group of subjects given a constant treatment at each of several stages of practice.

Quantitative data analysis is now a compulsory component of most degree courses in the social sciences and students are increasingly reliant on computers for the analysis of data.

Quantitative data analysis is now a compulsory component of most degree courses in the social sciences and students are increasingly reliant on computers for the analysis of data.

This classic text on multiple regression is noted for its nonmathematical, applied, and data-analytic approach.

This classic text on multiple regression is noted for its nonmathematical, applied, and data-analytic approach.

This book provides an outline and critical discussion of the characteristics of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) research.

This book provides an outline and critical discussion of the characteristics of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) research.

Over the past decades, the field of health psychology has witnessed a tremendous growth, and social psychologists have contributed substantially to the theoretical foundation of this field.

Over the past decades, the field of health psychology has witnessed a tremendous growth, and social psychologists have contributed substantially to the theoretical foundation of this field.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of men and women in industrialized countries.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of men and women in industrialized countries.

Continuity and change have been major concerns of the social and behavioral sciences -- in the study of human development and in the study of processes that unfold in various ways across time.

Continuity and change have been major concerns of the social and behavioral sciences -- in the study of human development and in the study of processes that unfold in various ways across time.

Whenever data are categorical and their frequencies can be arrayed in multidimensional tables, log-linear analysis is appropriate.

Whenever data are categorical and their frequencies can be arrayed in multidimensional tables, log-linear analysis is appropriate.

While in the late 1970s and early 1980s health compliance research on adults represented a vigorous field of study, a marked decline of interest on the topic set in during the last part of the 1980s.

While in the late 1970s and early 1980s health compliance research on adults represented a vigorous field of study, a marked decline of interest on the topic set in during the last part of the 1980s.

This volume is a first of its kind, addressed principally to the professional reader.