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.

InhaltsangabePart One: Foundations of Research Issues Chapter 1 Experimental Design Roger E. Kirk Chapter 2 Exploratory Data Analysis John T. Behrens, Kristen E. DiCerbo, Nedim Yel, and Roy Levy Chapter 3 Statistical Power Analysis Joseph S. Rossi Chapter 4 Methods for Handling Missing Data John W. Graham, Patricio E. Cumsille, and Allison E. Shevock Chapter 5 Effect Size Estimation and Confidence Intervals Fiona Fidler and Geoff Cumming Part Two: Research Methods in Specific Content Areas Chapter 6 Health Psychology Linda J. Luecken and Rika Tanaka Chapter 7 Clinical Forensic Psychology Kevin S. Douglas, Randy K. Otto, Sarah L. Desmarais, and Randy Borum Chapter 8 Research Methods in Neuropsychology Russell M. Bauer and Callie Beck Dunn Chapter 9 Research Designs for Program Evaluation Vivian C. Wong, Coady Wing, Peter Steiner, Manyee Wong, and Thomas D. Cook Chapter 10 Mood Measurement: Current Status and Future Directions David Watson and Jatin G. Vaidya Chapter 11 Measuring Personality and Psychopathology Leslie C. Morey Chapter 12 Behavior Genetics Christina N. Lessov-Schlaggar, Arpana Agrawal, and Gary E. Swan Part Three: Data Analysis Methods Chapter 13 Exploratory factor analysis: Basics and beyond James B. Hoelzle and Gregory J. Meyer Chapter 14 Clustering and Classification Methods Glenn W. Milligan and Stephen C. Hirtle Chapter 15 Utilizing Mixed Methods in Psychological Research Abbas Tashakkori, Charles Teddlie, and Marylyn C.Sines Chapter 16 An Introduction to Latent Class and Latent Transition Analysis Stephanie T. Lanza, Bethany C. Bray, and Linda M. Collins Chapter 17 Statistical Mediation Analysis David P. MacKinnon and Davood Tofighi Chapter 18 Item Response Theory and Measuring Abilities Karen M. Schmidt and Susan E. Embretson Chapter 19 An Overview of Latent Curve and Latent Change Score Analyses John J. McArdle and John R. Nesselroade Chapter 20 Multiple Linear Regression Leona S. Aiken, Stephen G. West, Steven C. Pitts, Amanda N. Baraldi, and Ingrid C. Wurpts Chapter 21 Logistic Regression: Basic Foundations and New Directions Alfred DeMaris Chapter 22 Meta-Analysis Frank L. Schmidt Chapter 23 Survival Analysis John B. Willett, Judith D. Singer, and Suzanne E. Graham Chapter 24 Time Series Analysis for Psychological Research Wayne F. Velicer and Peter C. Molenaar Chapter 25 Structural Equation Modeling Jodie B. Ullman and Peter M. Bentler

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