Authors: Alan E. Kazdin
ISBN-13: 9781557989598, ISBN-10: 1557989591
Format: Paperback
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Date Published: January 2003
Edition: 3rd Edition
Kazdin (Child Study Center, Yale U. School of Medicine) offers 39 readings (21 of which are new to this edition) selected to improve students' understandings of methodology and research practices in clinical psychology. The focus is on the dominant paradigm within clinical psychology. Separate sections cover the beginning of the research process, principles and practices of methods, assessment, data analysis and interpretation, ethics in research, and publication and communication. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Reviewer:Nicholas Greco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM(Abbott Laboratories)
Description:This is the third edition of this widely popular book which brings forth a substantial amount of information enabling researchers and students to confidently increase their knowledge of clinical research methodology.
Purpose:The purpose of this book is to provide greater understanding of the strengths, limitations, and various options available within the realm of methodology while emphasizing current research practices. Considering the importance of research in the mental health field, this is a worthy objective.
Audience:This book will be beneficial to students and researchers across many disciplines including but not limited to psychology, psychiatry, nursing, public health, and social work. This book has obvious applications in academia as theory, research, and methodological applications are discussed. The contributing authors, including the editor, appear quite well-versed in this area and provide a solid base of knowledge to the reader.
Features:This book is over 900 pages long and quite extensive and detailed in its discussion on research methodology. Some highlights include a discussion of unified psychology, random sampling and randomization, ethic representation, validity and reliability, psychological testing and assessment, and ethics in research. The index and chapters are, for the most part, well-organized and amenable to detailed reference.
Assessment:This is without a doubt the most comprehensive and substantially worthwhile addition to the field in quite some time. This book captures the importance of focusing on the need for solid methodological planning and execution. Far too often there are a number of books which focus on only clinical and/or "hot" topics. Those in research and academia know that solid methodology always will stand the test of time and that is why this book will always have a place in the field and on the shelves of those in research and academia.
Contributors | ||
Preface | ||
Ch. 1 | Methodology: What It Is and Why It Is So Important | 5 |
Ch. 2 | Unified Psychology | 23 |
Ch. 3 | Getting Out of Our Conceptual Ruts: Strategies for Expanding Conceptual Frameworks | 57 |
Ch. 4 | Toward Terminological, Conceptual, and Statistical Clarity in the Study of Mediators and Moderators: Examples From the Child-Clinical and Pediatric Psychology Literatures | 77 |
Ch. 5 | In Defense of External Invalidity | 109 |
Ch. 6 | When Small Effects Are Impressive | 127 |
Ch. 7 | Random Sampling, Randomization, and Equivalence of Contrasted Groups in Psychotherapy Outcome Research | 147 |
Ch. 8 | Stimulus Sampling in Clinical Research: Representative Design Reviewed | 163 |
Ch. 9 | Science, Ethnicity, and Bias: Where Have We Gone Wrong? | 173 |
Ch. 10 | Ethnic Representation in a Sample of the Literature of Applied Psychology | 189 |
Ch. 11 | Constructing Validity: Basic Issues in Objective Scale Development | 207 |
Ch. 12 | Clinical Applications of Analogue Behavioral Observation: Dimensions of Psychometric Evaluation | 235 |
Ch. 13 | Psychological Testing and Psychological Assessment: A Review of Evidence and Issues | |
Ch. 14 | Methodological Issues in Assessment Research With Ethnic Minorities | 349 |
Ch. 15 | On the Origins of the .05 Level of Statistical Significance | 379 |
Ch. 16 | Hypothesis Validity of Clinical Research | 389 |
Ch. 17 | Things I Have Learned (So Far) | 407 |
Ch. 18 | A Power Primer | 427 |
Ch. 19 | Statistical Significance Testing and Cumulative Knowledge in Psychology: Implications for Training of Researchers | 437 |
Ch. 20 | One Cheer for Null Hypothesis Significance Testing | 461 |
Ch. 21 | The Proof of the Pudding: An Illustration of the Relative Strengths of Null Hypothesis, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian Analysis | 465 |
Ch. 22 | Research on Psychotherapy Efficacy and Effectiveness: Between Scylla and Charybdis? | 505 |
Ch. 23 | Are Results of Randomized Controlled Trials Useful to Psychotherapists? | 547 |
Ch. 24 | Improving the Transition From Basic Efficacy Research to Effectiveness Studies: Methodological Issues and Procedures | 569 |
Ch. 25 | The Role of Method in Treatment Effectiveness Research: Evidence From Meta-Analysis | 589 |
Ch. 26 | Outcome Assessment: From Conceptualization to Implementation | 619 |
Ch. 27 | Single-Participant Research Design: Bringing Science to Managed Care | 635 |
Ch. 28 | Drawing Valid Inferences From Case Studies | 655 |
Ch. 29 | Efficacy and Specific Effects Data on New Treatments: A Case Study Strategy With Mixed Anxiety-Depression | 671 |
Ch. 30 | Clinical Significance: Measuring Whether Interventions Make a Difference | 691 |
Ch. 31 | Toward the Incorporation of Costs, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, and Cost-Benefit Analysis Into Clinical Research | 711 |
Ch. 32 | Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct | 737 |
Ch. 33 | Moral Foundations in Research with Human Participants | 771 |
Ch. 34 | Ethical Transgressions of Psychology Graduate Students: Critical Incidents With Implications for Training | 781 |
Ch. 35 | Reflections on Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order on Faculty-Student Collaborations | 791 |
Ch. 36 | Statistical Methods in Psychology Journals: Guidelines and Explanations | 813 |
Ch. 37 | Preparing and Evaluating Research Reports | 837 |
Ch. 38 | Writing a Review Article for Psychological Bulletin | 859 |
Ch. 39 | Methodology: General Lessons to Guide Research | 877 |
Index | 889 | |
About the Editor | 913 |