Psychological methodology

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This second volume in the Counterpoints Series, which explores issues in psychology, child development, linguistics, and neuroscience, focuses on alternative models of visual-spatial processing in human cognition.

This new volume in the Counterpoints series compares and contrasts different conceptions of working memory, generally recognized as the human cognitive system responsible for temporary storage of information.

How can we account for the sudden appearance of such dazzling artists and scientists as Mozart, Shakespeare, Darwin, or Einstein?

Paying attention is something we are all familiar with and often take for granted, yet the nature of the operations involved in paying attention is one of the most profound mysteries of the brain.

Although we usually identify our abilities to reason, to adapt to situations, and to solve problems with the mind, recent research has shown that we should not, in fact, detach these abilities from the body.

The newly retired are entering a time of life that is virtually uncharted, a time in which they are free from social expectations and, to a large extent, from obligations to others.

People's experience in their everyday lives has attracted much research interest in the past two decades.

This book is a clear and straightforward guide to analysis of variance, the backbone of experimental research.

Behavioral genetics is a fast-growing, multidisciplinary field which attempts to explain the influence of genetic and environmental factors on behavior through the lifespan.

In the last few years, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) has become one of the most important research approaches in social science.

Research participants who have cognitive disabilities and differences may be considered a vulnerable population.

Research participants who have cognitive disabilities and differences may be considered a vulnerable population.

The revisions of both DSM-IV and ICD-10 have again focused the interest of the field of psychiatry and clinical psychology on the issue of nosology.

The revisions of both DSM-IV and ICD-10 have again focused the interest of the field of psychiatry and clinical psychology on the issue of nosology.

There are several tests used in clinical practice and research worldwide that have been devised to assess the functions subsumed by the frontal lobes of the brain.

This book offers advice to doctoral researchers and graduate and advanced undergraduate students on how to embark on their research.

Why are some people more mentally able than others ?

This book addresses challenges in the theoretically and empirically adequate assessment of competencies in educational settings.

Systemic psychotherapy has long been conceptualised and practiced as brief psychotherapy, in both the public sector and in independent practice, but it is now increasingly becoming a longer term practice.

This book presents a flexible Bayesian framework for combining neural and cognitive models.

Including more than 11,000 definitions, this authoritative and up-to-date dictionary covers all branches of psychology.

What is it that drives people to undertake music research?

Mismatch negativity (MMN) is the electrophysiological change-detection response of the brain.

Mismatch negativity (MMN) is the electrophysiological change-detection response of the brain.

The past two decades have seen a surge of interest in the topic of consciousness, with the result that the research literature has expanded greatly.

The past two decades have seen a surge of interest in the topic of consciousness, with the result that the research literature has expanded greatly.

Interrupted Time Series Analysis develops a comprehensive set of models and methods for drawing causal inferences from time series.

Interrupted Time Series Analysis develops a comprehensive set of models and methods for drawing causal inferences from time series.

Sleep's purposes and benefits - and the impacts of not sleeping well or well enough - have been intensively investigated as a modern science for nearly 60 years.

Sleep's purposes and benefits - and the impacts of not sleeping well or well enough - have been intensively investigated as a modern science for nearly 60 years.

Comprehensive, systematic, and balanced, Systems of Psychotherapy uses a wealth of clinical cases to help readers understand a wide variety of psychotherapies - including psychodynamic, existential, experiential, interpersonal, exposure, behavioral, cognitive, third wave, systemic, multicultural, and integrative.

Comprehensive, systematic, and balanced, Systems of Psychotherapy uses a wealth of clinical cases to help readers understand a wide variety of psychotherapies - including psychodynamic, existential, experiential, interpersonal, exposure, behavioral, cognitive, third wave, systemic, multicultural, and integrative.

Measurement-based assessment has dominated our educational systems at the expense of the learning and the well-being of students and teachers.

Measurement-based assessment has dominated our educational systems at the expense of the learning and the well-being of students and teachers.

The Philosophy of Quantitative Methods focuses on the conceptual foundations of research methods within the behavioral sciences.

This practical "e;how to"e; guide integrates a comprehensive, interdisciplinary review of literature, alongside a wealth of the authors' combined research experience, into a framework for behavioral health and other investigators concerned with successful participant recruitment and retention in intervention and evaluation research studies.

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.

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.

Stress has been recognized as an important factor in the development or recurrence of various mental disorders, from major depressive disorder to bipolar disorder to anxiety disorders.

Stress has been recognized as an important factor in the development or recurrence of various mental disorders, from major depressive disorder to bipolar disorder to anxiety disorders.

Leading therapists and researchers have come to understand that many psychological disorders share common features and respond to common therapeutic treatments.

Leading therapists and researchers have come to understand that many psychological disorders share common features and respond to common therapeutic treatments.

Contemporary research on major emotional disorders emphasizes their commonalities rather than their differences.

Contemporary research on major emotional disorders emphasizes their commonalities rather than their differences.

The Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation explores the process of conducting an independent neuropsychological evaluation (IME) for disability related claims.

The Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation explores the process of conducting an independent neuropsychological evaluation (IME) for disability related claims.