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This edition is designed to foster greater understanding of the strengths, limitations and options of methodology in the context of contemporary research practices. The goal of the text is for students and professionals in training to improve their understanding of methodology and research practices not only in clinical psychology, but also in the field of psychology, especially in areas such as counselling, education and school psychology. The contents include articles on experimental design, principles, procedures and practices that govern research, assessment, sources of artifact and bias, methods of data analysis and interpretation, ethical issues, and publication and communication of research findings. The organization of the book conveys features of research that follow in approximate logical and often temporal order as they arise in the flow of investigation: background and underpinnings of research; methods - principles and practices; assessment; data analysis, evaluation and interpretation; special topics in clinical research; ethics in research; publication and communication of research.

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• Contributors(p. xi)
• Preface(p. xv)
• I. Introduction: Overview and Background(p. 3)
• Chapter 1. Methodology: What It Is and Why It Is So Important(p. 5)
• Chapter 2. Unified Psychology(p. 23)
• II. Beginning the Research Process(p. 49)
• Research Ideas(p. 55)
• Chapter 3. Getting Out of Our Conceptual Ruts: Strategies for Expanding Conceptual Frameworks(p. 57)
• Chapter 4. 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)
• Chapter 5. In Defense of External Invalidity(p. 109)
• Chapter 6. When Small Effects Are Impressive(p. 127)
• III. Methods: Principles and Practices(p. 139)
• Sampling Participants and Conditions(p. 145)
• Chapter 7. Random Sampling, Randomization, and Equivalence of Contrasted Groups in Psychotherapy Outcome Research(p. 147)
• Chapter 8. Stimulus Sampling in Clinical Research: Representative Design Reviewed(p. 163)
• Ethnicity and Underrepresented Groups(p. 171)
• Chapter 9. Science, Ethnicity, and Bias: Where Have We Gone Wrong?(p. 173)
• Chapter 10. Ethnic Representation in a Sample of the Literature of Applied Psychology(p. 189)
• IV. Assessment(p. 199)
• Developing Measures(p. 205)
• Chapter 11. Constructing Validity: Basic Issues in Objective Scale Development(p. 207)
• Reliability, Validity, and Utility(p. 233)
• Chapter 12. Clinical Applications of Analogue Behavioral Observation: Dimensions of Psychometric Evaluation(p. 235)
• Chapter 13. Psychological Testing and Psychological Assessment: A Review of Evidence and Issues
• Measurement Among Different Samples(p. 347)
• Chapter 14. Methodological Issues in Assessment Research With Ethnic Minorities(p. 349)
• V. Data Analysis, Evaluation, and Interpretation(p. 369)
• Background and Underpinnings of Data Analyses(p. 377)
• Chapter 15. On the Origins of the .05 Level of Statistical Significance(p. 379)
• Chapter 16. Hypothesis Validity of Clinical Research(p. 389)
• Chapter 17. Things I Have Learned (So Far)(p. 407)
• Null Hypotheses and Statistical Significance Testing(p. 425)
• Chapter 18. A Power Primer(p. 427)
• Chapter 19. Statistical Significance Testing and Cumulative Knowledge in Psychology: Implications for Training of Researchers(p. 437)
• Chapter 20. One Cheer for Null Hypothesis Significance Testing(p. 461)
• Chapter 21. The Proof of the Pudding: An Illustration of the Relative Strengths of Null Hypothesis, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian Analysis(p. 465)
• VI. Special Topics in Clinical Research(p. 493)
• Treatment Evaluation: Efficacy and Effectiveness(p. 503)
• Chapter 22. Research on Psychotherapy Efficacy and Effectiveness: Between Scylla and Charybdis?(p. 505)
• Chapter 23. Are Results of Randomized Controlled Trials Useful to Psychotherapists?(p. 547)
• Chapter 24. Improving the Transition From Basic Efficacy Research to Effectiveness Studies: Methodological Issues and Procedures(p. 569)
• Chapter 25. The Role of Method in Treatment Effectiveness Research: Evidence From Meta-Analysis(p. 589)
• Evaluation in Clinical Work(p. 617)
• Chapter 26. Outcome Assessment: From Conceptualization to Implementation(p. 619)
• Chapter 27. Single-Participant Research Design: Bringing Science to Managed Care(p. 635)
• Chapter 28. Drawing Valid Inferences From Case Studies(p. 655)
• Chapter 29. 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)
• Chapter 30. Clinical Significance: Measuring Whether Interventions Make a Difference(p. 691)
• Chapter 31. Toward the Incorporation of Costs, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, and Cost-Benefit Analysis Into Clinical Research(p. 711)
• VII. Ethics in Research(p. 729)
• Guidelines and Codes(p. 735)
• Chapter 32. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct(p. 737)
• Chapter 33. Moral Foundations in Research with Human Participants(p. 771)
• Special Topics and Issues(p. 779)
• Chapter 34. Ethical Transgressions of Psychology Graduate Students: Critical Incidents With Implications for Training(p. 781)
• Chapter 35. Reflections on Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order on Faculty-Student Collaborations(p. 791)
• VIII. Publication and Communication of Research(p. 807)
• Connecting Assessment, Research Design, and Conclusions(p. 811)
• Chapter 36. Statistical Methods in Psychology Journals: Guidelines and Explanations(p. 813)
• Journal Publication(p. 835)
• Chapter 37. Preparing and Evaluating Research Reports(p. 837)
• Chapter 38. Writing a Review Article for Psychological Bulletin(p. 859)
• IX. Perspectives on Methodology(p. 875)
• Chapter 39. Methodology: General Lessons to Guide Research(p. 877)
• Index(p. 889)
• About the Editor(p. 913)