Publisher's Synopsis
This work provides reading designed to improve understanding of methodology and to enhance research practices in clinical psychology. Contents of this publication address experimental design, principles, procedures and practices that govern research assessment, sources of artifact and bias, data analysis and interpretation, ethical issues, and publication and communication of the results of research. Readers should find discussions of issues and methods taht are relevant to counselling, educational psychology, school psychology, psychiatry, social work and more.;Organised to reflect the various stages of the research process, the order of the book conveys its underlying view that diverse facets of design for any given study are integrally related at the outset. In addition, the contents are positioned within the book to approximate the logical and often temporal order of topics as they arise in the research investigation.;Special terms are available to APA members and affiliates.
