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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. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Author Biography

Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Table of Contents

Handbook of Psychology Preface xiii
Irving B. Weiner Volume Preface xv
John A. Schinka and Wayne F. Velicer Contributors xxi I Foundations of Research Issues 1 1 Experimental Design 3
Roger E. Kirk 2 Exploratory Data Analysis 34
John T. Behrens, Kristen E. DiCerbo, Nedim Yel, and Roy Levy 3 Statistical Power Analysis 71
Joseph S. Rossi 4 Methods For Handling Missing Data 109
John W. Graham, Patricio E. Cumsille, and Allison E. Shevock 5 Effect Size Estimation And Confidence Intervals 142
Fiona Fidler and Geoff Cumming 6 Exploratory Factor Analysis: Basics And Beyond 164
James B. Hoelzle and Gregory J. Meyer 7 Clustering and Classification Methods 189
Glenn W. Milligan and Stephen C. Hirtle II Research Methods in Specific Content Areas 211 8 Clinical Forensic Psychology 213
Kevin S. Douglas, Randy K. Otto, Sarah L. Desmarais, and Randy Borum 9 Health Psychology 245
Linda J. Luecken and Rika Tanaka 10 Research Methods in Neuropsychology 274
Russell M. Bauer and Callie Beck Dunn 11 Research Designs for Program Evaluation 316
Vivian C. Wong, Coady Wing, Peter M. Steiner, Manyee Wong, and Thomas D. Cook 12 Behavior Genetics 342
Christina N. Lessov-Schlaggar, Arpana Agrawal, and Gary E. Swan III Measurement Issues 367 13 Mood Measurement: Current Status and Future Directions 369
David Watson and Jatin G. Vaidya 14 Measuring Personality and Psychopathology 395
Leslie C. Morey 15 Utilizing Mixed Methods in Psychological Research 428
Abbas Tashakkori, Charles Teddlie, and Marylyn C. Sines 16 Item Response Theory and Measuring Abilities 451
Karen M. Schmidt and Susan E. Embretson 17 An Overview of Latent Curve And Latent Change Score Analyses 474
John J. McArdle and John R. Nesselroade IV Data Analysis Issues 509 18 Multiple Linear Regression 511
Leona S. Aiken, Stephen G. West, Steven C. Pitts, Amanda N. Baraldi, and Ingrid C. Wurpts 19 Logistic Regression: Basic Foundations and New Directions 543
Alfred De Maris 20 Meta-Analysis 571
Frank L. Schmidt 21 Survival Analysis 595
John B. Willett, Judith D. Singer, and Suzanne E. Graham 22 Time Series Analysis for Psychological Research 628
Wayne F. Velicer and Peter C. Molenaar 23 Structural Equation Modeling 661
Jodie B. Ullman and Peter M. Bentler 24 An Introduction to Latent Class and Latent Transition Analysis 691
Stephanie T. Lanza, Bethany C. Bray, and Linda M. Collins 25 Statistical Mediation Analysis 717
David P. MacKinnon and Davood Tofighi Author Index 737 Subject Index 765

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PartOne: Foundations of Research Issues Chapter 1 ExperimentalDesign Roger E.Kirk Chapter 2 Exploratory DataAnalysis John T. Behrens, Kristen E.DiCerbo, Nedim Yel, and Roy Levy Chapter 3 Statistical PowerAnalysis Joseph S.Rossi Chapter 4 Methods for Handling MissingData John W. Graham, Patricio E. Cumsille,and Allison E. Shevock Chapter 5 Effect Size Estimation andConfidence Intervals Fiona Fidler and GeoffCumming PartTwo: Research Methods in Specific Content Areas Chapter 6 HealthPsychology LindaJ. Luecken and Rika Tanaka Chapter 7 Clinical ForensicPsychology Kevin S. Douglas, Randy K. Otto, SarahL. Desmarais, and Randy Borum Chapter 8 Research Methods inNeuropsychology Russell M. Bauer and Callie BeckDunn Chapter 9 Research Designs for ProgramEvaluation Vivian C. Wong, Coady Wing, PeterSteiner, Manyee Wong, and Thomas D.Cook Chapter 10 Mood Measurement: CurrentStatus and Future Directions David Watson and Jatin G.Vaidya Chapter 11 Measuring Personality andPsychopathology Leslie C.Morey Chapter 12 BehaviorGenetics Christina N. Lessov-Schlaggar, ArpanaAgrawal, and Gary E. Swan PartThree: Data Analysis Methods Chapter 13 Exploratory factor analysis:Basics and beyond James B. Hoelzle and Gregory J.Meyer Chapter 14 Clustering and ClassificationMethods Glenn W. Milligan and Stephen C.Hirtle Chapter 15 Utilizing Mixed Methods inPsychological Research Abbas Tashakkori, Charles Teddlie, andMarylyn C.Sines Chapter 16 An Introduction to LatentClass and Latent Transition Analysis Stephanie T. Lanza, BethanyC. Bray, andLinda M. Collins Chapter 17 StatisticalMediation Analysis David P. MacKinnon and DavoodTofighi Chapter 18 Item Response Theory andMeasuring Abilities KarenM. Schmidt and Susan E.Embretson Chapter 19 An Overview of Latent Curveand Latent Change Score Analyses John J. McArdle and John R.Nesselroade Chapter 20 Multiple LinearRegression Leona S. Aiken, Stephen G. West, StevenC. Pitts, Amanda N. Baraldi, and Ingrid C.Wurpts Chapter 21 Logistic Regression: BasicFoundations and New Directions AlfredDeMaris Chapter 22Meta-Analysis Frank L.Schmidt Chapter 23 SurvivalAnalysis John B. Willett, Judith D. Singer, andSuzanne E. Graham Chapter 24 Time Series Analysis forPsychological Research Wayne F. Velicer and Peter C.Molenaar Chapter 25 Structural EquationModeling Jodie B.Ullman and Peter M. Bentler

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