Contributors | p. xi |
Preface | p. xv |
Introduction: Overview and Background | p. 3 |
Methodology: What It Is and Why It Is So Important | p. 5 |
Unified Psychology | p. 23 |
Beginning the Research Process | p. 49 |
Research Ideas | p. 55 |
Getting Out of Our Conceptual Ruts: Strategies for Expanding Conceptual Frameworks | p. 57 |
Toward Terminological, Conceptual, and Statistical Clarity in the Study of Mediators and Moderators: Examples From the Child-Clinical and Pediatric Psychology Literatures | p. 77 |
Foci of Research | p. 107 |
In Defense of External Invalidity | p. 109 |
When Small Effects Are Impressive | p. 127 |
Methods: Principles and Practices | p. 139 |
Sampling Participants and Conditions | p. 145 |
Random Sampling, Randomization, and Equivalence of Contrasted Groups in Psychotherapy Outcome Research | p. 147 |
Stimulus Sampling in Clinical Research: Representative Design Reviewed | p. 163 |
Ethnicity and Underrepresented Groups | p. 171 |
Science, Ethnicity, and Bias: Where Have We Gone Wrong? | p. 173 |
Ethnic Representation in a Sample of the Literature of Applied Psychology | p. 189 |
Assessment | p. 199 |
Developing Measures | p. 205 |
Constructing Validity: Basic Issues in Objective Scale Development | p. 207 |
Reliability, Validity, and Utility | p. 233 |
Clinical Applications of Analogue Behavioral Observation: Dimensions of Psychometric Evaluation | p. 235 |
Psychological Testing and Psychological Assessment: A Review of Evidence and Issues | |
Measurement Among Different Samples | p. 347 |
Methodological Issues in Assessment Research With Ethnic Minorities | p. 349 |
Data Analysis, Evaluation, and Interpretation | p. 369 |
Background and Underpinnings of Data Analyses | p. 377 |
On the Origins of the .05 Level of Statistical Significance | p. 379 |
Hypothesis Validity of Clinical Research | p. 389 |
Things I Have Learned (So Far) | p. 407 |
Null Hypotheses and Statistical Significance Testing | p. 425 |
A Power Primer | p. 427 |
Statistical Significance Testing and Cumulative Knowledge in Psychology: Implications for Training of Researchers | p. 437 |
One Cheer for Null Hypothesis Significance Testing | p. 461 |
The Proof of the Pudding: An Illustration of the Relative Strengths of Null Hypothesis, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian Analysis | p. 465 |
Special Topics in Clinical Research | p. 493 |
Treatment Evaluation: Efficacy and Effectiveness | p. 503 |
Research on Psychotherapy Efficacy and Effectiveness: Between Scylla and Charybdis? | p. 505 |
Are Results of Randomized Controlled Trials Useful to Psychotherapists? | p. 547 |
Improving the Transition From Basic Efficacy Research to Effectiveness Studies: Methodological Issues and Procedures | p. 569 |
The Role of Method in Treatment Effectiveness Research: Evidence From Meta-Analysis | p. 589 |
Evaluation in Clinical Work | p. 617 |
Outcome Assessment: From Conceptualization to Implementation | p. 619 |
Single-Participant Research Design: Bringing Science to Managed Care | p. 635 |
Drawing Valid Inferences From Case Studies | p. 655 |
Efficacy and Specific Effects Data on New Treatments: A Case Study Strategy With Mixed Anxiety-Depression | p. 671 |
Expanding Outcome Assessment and Domains | p. 689 |
Clinical Significance: Measuring Whether Interventions Make a Difference | p. 691 |
Toward the Incorporation of Costs, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, and Cost-Benefit Analysis Into Clinical Research | p. 711 |
Ethics in Research | p. 729 |
Guidelines and Codes | p. 735 |
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct | p. 737 |
Moral Foundations in Research with Human Participants | p. 771 |
Special Topics and Issues | p. 779 |
Ethical Transgressions of Psychology Graduate Students: Critical Incidents With Implications for Training | p. 781 |
Reflections on Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order on Faculty-Student Collaborations | p. 791 |
Publication and Communication of Research | p. 807 |
Connecting Assessment, Research Design, and Conclusions | p. 811 |
Statistical Methods in Psychology Journals: Guidelines and Explanations | p. 813 |
Journal Publication | p. 835 |
Preparing and Evaluating Research Reports | p. 837 |
Writing a Review Article for Psychological Bulletin | p. 859 |
Perspectives on Methodology | p. 875 |
Methodology: General Lessons to Guide Research | p. 877 |
Index | p. 889 |
About the Editor | p. 913 |
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