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Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

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Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA Most Human Enterprise is an exceptional academic work that combines historical data and personal narrative in creative and meaningful ways. -- Larry W. Koch, University of Michigan in FlintGranberg & Galliher have written an ethics casebook with detail and verve. They have chosen the famous as well as the more typical examples of ethical dilemmas in the social sciences, and highlighted the critical issues. Because ethical dilemmas have no easy answers, the authors take care to report both sides of the issues. It has the most complete and fair account of the Karen Ruggiero case I have read. This book is a quick read, with compelling tales of misconduct, misadventure, and missed opportunities. It provides an ideal starting point for investigation and discussion of the conduct of research in the social sciences... -- The University of Kansas, Chris Crandall, The University of KansasGranberg & Galliher have written an ethics casebook with detail and verve. They have chosen the famous as well as the more typical examples of ethical dilemmas in the social sciences, and highlighted the critical issues. Because ethical dilemmas have no easy answers, the authors take care to report both sides of the issues. It has the most complete and fair account of the Karen Ruggiero case I have read. This book is a quick read, with compelling tales of misconduct, misadventure, and missed opportunities. It provides an ideal starting point for investigation and discussion of the conduct of research in the social sciences. -- The University of Kansas, Chris Crandall, The University of KansasTwo senior academic sociologists (both, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia) review the most interesting and influential cases of professional ethical failures and controversial research practices from the 1930s to the present. The stories are fascinating and related in an easy conversational style with a wealth of background information and a minimum of interpretation. Even when writing about classic cases, such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study or the Milgram obedience studies, the authors add contextual details that will be unfamiliar to most readers and can greatly enhance one's teaching of the subject....Summing Up: Recommended * CHOICE *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Granberg and Galliher Find their Way into Ethical Issues Chapter 2. Stanley Milgram's Behavioral Study of Obedience Chapter 3. Philip Zimbardo's Prison Simulation Study Chapter 4. David Rosenhan's Pseudo-patient Study of Psychiatric Hospitals Chapter 5. The Short, Tumultuous Career of Project Camelot Chapter 6. Laud Humphreys and Tearoom Trade: A Pioneering Study of Male Homosexuality Chapter 7. The Strange Career of Cyril Burt Chapter 8. Cyril Burt and Margaret Mead: The Conflict Between Biological Determinants and Cultural Determinants Chapter 9. Once a Rising Star: The Rise and Fall of Karen Ruggiero Chapter 10. Plagiarism by Thin Editing Chapter 11. Plagiarism and "Punishment" Texas A&M Style: Victim Blaming and Golden Parachutes Chapter 12. Controversy over Five Dimensions of Religiosity Chapter 13. The Clark-Hatfield Study of Gender Differences in Receptivity to Sexual Offers Chapter 14. Allegations of Homosexual Arousal Chapter 15. An Interference with Breathing Study Chapter 16. Simulated Crash Landing Chapter 17. Henry Murray Directs Verbal Attacks on Harvard University Undergraduates Chapter 18. Putney and Cadwaller's Simulation of the Beginning of A Nuclear War Chapter 19. Recent Adventures in Crime Fighting Chapter 20. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisA Most Human Enterprise looks at controversial social science research methods and their effects on subjects and researchers. In detailing case studies in which plagiarism was alleged, subjects were mislead or seriously abused, and research denigrated certain demographics, Donald O. Granberg and John F. Galliher demonstrate how social scientists have strayed from the ethical standards of scientific research. Case studies include the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, the well-known pseudo-prison work of Philip Zimbardo, the obedience research of Stanley Milgram, and the study of sex in public places by sociologist Laud Humphreys. Many of the studies that were most damaging to human subjects were funded by government, making the current concerns of university Institutional Review Boards seem ironic. A Most Human Enterprise also investigates consequences of plagiarism in the social sciences, the role that whistle blowers can play, and the consequences of their acts. Humans are, of course, capable of lofty and amazing accomplishments. Yet they are, nevertheless, also subject to bias, prejudice, ego involvement, and poor judgment. This book demonstrates the inadequacy of Institutional Review Boards in limiting ethical lapses in the social sciences, and seeks to create a reader more sensitive to the problems and pitfalls that arise in the course of doing social research.Trade ReviewA Most Human Enterprise is an exceptional academic work that combines historical data and personal narrative in creative and meaningful ways. -- Larry W. Koch, University of Michigan in FlintGranberg & Galliher have written an ethics casebook with detail and verve. They have chosen the famous as well as the more typical examples of ethical dilemmas in the social sciences, and highlighted the critical issues. Because ethical dilemmas have no easy answers, the authors take care to report both sides of the issues. It has the most complete and fair account of the Karen Ruggiero case I have read. This book is a quick read, with compelling tales of misconduct, misadventure, and missed opportunities. It provides an ideal starting point for investigation and discussion of the conduct of research in the social sciences... -- The University of Kansas, Chris Crandall, The University of KansasGranberg & Galliher have written an ethics casebook with detail and verve. They have chosen the famous as well as the more typical examples of ethical dilemmas in the social sciences, and highlighted the critical issues. Because ethical dilemmas have no easy answers, the authors take care to report both sides of the issues. It has the most complete and fair account of the Karen Ruggiero case I have read. This book is a quick read, with compelling tales of misconduct, misadventure, and missed opportunities. It provides an ideal starting point for investigation and discussion of the conduct of research in the social sciences. -- The University of Kansas, Chris Crandall, The University of KansasTwo senior academic sociologists (both, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia) review the most interesting and influential cases of professional ethical failures and controversial research practices from the 1930s to the present. The stories are fascinating and related in an easy conversational style with a wealth of background information and a minimum of interpretation. Even when writing about classic cases, such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study or the Milgram obedience studies, the authors add contextual details that will be unfamiliar to most readers and can greatly enhance one's teaching of the subject....Summing Up: Recommended * CHOICE *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Granberg and Galliher Find their Way into Ethical Issues Chapter 2. Stanley Milgram's Behavioral Study of Obedience Chapter 3. Philip Zimbardo's Prison Simulation Study Chapter 4. David Rosenhan's Pseudo-patient Study of Psychiatric Hospitals Chapter 5. The Short, Tumultuous Career of Project Camelot Chapter 6. Laud Humphreys and Tearoom Trade: A Pioneering Study of Male Homosexuality Chapter 7. The Strange Career of Cyril Burt Chapter 8. Cyril Burt and Margaret Mead: The Conflict Between Biological Determinants and Cultural Determinants Chapter 9. Once a Rising Star: The Rise and Fall of Karen Ruggiero Chapter 10. Plagiarism by Thin Editing Chapter 11. Plagiarism and "Punishment" Texas A&M Style: Victim Blaming and Golden Parachutes Chapter 12. Controversy over Five Dimensions of Religiosity Chapter 13. The Clark-Hatfield Study of Gender Differences in Receptivity to Sexual Offers Chapter 14. Allegations of Homosexual Arousal Chapter 15. An Interference with Breathing Study Chapter 16. Simulated Crash Landing Chapter 17. Henry Murray Directs Verbal Attacks on Harvard University Undergraduates Chapter 18. Putney and Cadwaller's Simulation of the Beginning of A Nuclear War Chapter 19. Recent Adventures in Crime Fighting Chapter 20. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisDoing Social Research is an easy-to-understand guidebook for readers who have little or no knowledge of the social research process. Written in a clear, straightforward style, this book presents the various topics of social research in the outline form of all sociological research articles: starting with an introduction to the problem being researched, why the problem was chosen, and the theoretical premises of the chosen topic, then progressing to the methods utilized to collect the data, the analysis of the data, and the presentation of the material. By following the research outline, the book provides a concise overview of the most important elements of social research, and as an added bonus, synopses of classical studies introduce readers to the early pioneers of social research.Trade ReviewThe book is a topical and well thought-out text that is accessible to students. It brings up important ethical and practical issues of interest to anyone doing research (or teaching it), and it has better balance among methods and treats observation in good detail. I look forward to using it myself in the social research methods course for undergraduates and in the first of the required graduate courses. One of the strengths of this book lies in the organization of the material. Cargan builds well thecentral concepts and ideas and then elaborates on the more technical aspects of research in the latter chapters. His ability to skillfully introduce central concepts and then immediately explain what he means by them should put at ease those students whoare fearful or may feel challenged by a methods text .. -- Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte, California State University, Los AngelesThe book is a topical and well thought-out text that is accessible to students. It brings up important ethical and practical issues of interest to anyone doing research (or teaching it), and it has better balance among methods and treats observation in good detail. I look forward to using it myself in the social research methods course for undergraduates and in the first of the required graduate courses. One of the strengths of this book lies in the organization of the material. Cargan builds well the central concepts and ideas and then elaborates on the more technical aspects of research in the latter chapters. His ability to skillfully introduce central concepts and then immediately explain what he means by them should put at ease those students who are fearful or may feel challenged by a methods text . -- Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte, California State University, Los AngelesTable of ContentsPart 1 1. The Scientific Method Chapter 2 Introduction: Taking the Course Chapter 3 Doing Social Research Chapter 4 The Range of Questions Chapter 5 Types of Inquiry Chapter 6 Research Techniques Chapter 7 Conclusions: The Text Chapter 8 Questions Chapter 9 Exercises Part 10 2. Designing the Research Project Chapter 11 Introduction: Establishing the Purpose of the Study Chapter 12 The Literature Review Chapter 13 The Design of the Study Chapter 14 Conclusions: Reviewing the Process Chapter 15 Questions Chapter 16 Exercises Part 17 3. The Conceptual Framework Chapter 18 Introduction: The Function of the Framework Chapter 19 The Theory Chapter 20 The Role of the Hypothesis Chapter 21 The Components of the Hypothesis: Variables and Concepts Chapter 22 The Question of Causality Chapter 23 Conclusions: The Contributions of the Conceptual Framework Chapter 24 Questions Chapter 25 Exercises Part 26 4. The Research Process Chapter 27 Introduction: The Research Proposal Chapter 28 Types of Research Chapter 29 Common Research Methods Chapter 30 Conclusions: The Terminology Chapter 31 Questions Chapter 32 Exercises Part 33 5. Collecting the Data Chapter 34 Introduction: Measurement Chapter 35 Method Classifications Chapter 36 Obtrusive Methods Chapter 37 Unobtrusive Methods: Using Available Data Chapter 38 Conclusions: Advantages and Disadvantages of These Methods Chapter 38 Conclusions: Advantages and Disadvantages of These Methods Chapter 39 Questions Chapter 39 Questions Chapter 40 Exercises Chapter 40 Exercises Part 41 The Classic Studies: Chapter 42 Classic Example Using Available Government Statistics: Suicide: A Study in Sociology Chapter 43 Classic Example Using Content Analysis of Available Documents: The Polish Peasant in Europe and America Part 44 6. Collecting the Data: Utilizing the Survey Chapter 45 Introduction: The History of the Survey Chapter 46 The Self-Administered Questionnaire: Tasks of Construction and Development Chapter 47 Different Techniques for Conducting a Survey Chapter 48 The Interview: Tasks of Construction Chapter 49 Special Interviewing Techniques Chapter 50 Conclusions: Advantages and Disadvantages Chapter 51 Questions Chapter 52 Exercises Part 53 The Classic Studies: Chapter 54 Classic Example Using the Survey Questionnaire: The American Soldier: Adjustment During Army Life Chapter 55 Classic Example Using the Survey Interview: An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy Chapter 56 Classic Example Using the Depth Interview Survey: Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female Part 57 7. Collecting the Data: Making Scientific Observations Chapter 58 Introduction: Scientific Observation Chapter 59 Advantages and Disadvantages of Scientific Observation Chapter 60 Types of Scientific Observation Chapter 61 Conclusions: Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Type of Scientific Observation Chapter 62 Student Projects Part 63 The Classic Studies: Chapter 64 Classic Example Using Detached Observation: Interaction Process Analysis: A Method for the Study of Small Groups Chapter 65 Classic Example Using Participant Observation: Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum Chapter 66 Classic Example Using Participant as Observer: We the Tikopia: A Sociological Study of Kinship in Primitive Polynesia Part 67 8. Collecting the Data: Conducting an Experiment Chapter 68 Introduction: Types of Experiments Chapter 69 The Settings for Experiments Chapter 70 The Techniques for Conducting Experiments Chapter 71 Conclusions: The Decisions Chapter 72 Questions Chapter 73 Exercises Part 74 The Classic Studies: Chapter 75 Classic Example Using a Laboratory Experiment: Management and the Worker Chapter 76 Classic Example Using a Field Experiment: Inter-group Conflict and Cooperation: The Robbers Cave Experiment Part 77 9. Collecting the Data: Some Special Designs Chapter 78 Introduction: Different Designs for Special Needs Chapter 79 The Case Study Chapter 80 The Community Study Chapter 81 The Longitudinal Analysis Chapter 82 Conclusions: Current Use of These Special Designs Chapter 83 Questions Chapter 84 Exercises Part 85 The Classic Studies: Chapter 86 Classic Example Using the Case Study: Union Democracy: The Internal Politics of the International Typographical Union Chapter 87 Classic Example Using the Community Study: Middletown: A Study in American Culture and Middletown in Transition Chapter 88 Classic Example Using the Panel Analysis: The People's Choice: How the Voter Makes Up His Mind in a Presidential Campaign Part 89 10. Analyzing the Data: Some Important Questions Chapter 90 Introduction: Analysis and the Research Question Chapter 91 Problems of Measurement: Validity and Reliability Chapter 92 Problems of Measurement: Sampling Chapter 93 Problems of Measurement: Scales Chapter 94 Conclusions: Needs Chapter 95 Student Projects Part 96 11. Analyzing the Data: Some Important Tools Chapter 97 Introduction: Tools of Analysis Chapter 98 The Need for Coding Chapter 102 Conclusions: The Need for Verification Chapter 103 Questions Chapter 104 Exercises Part 105 12. Concluding the Study Chapter 106 Introduction: Presenting the Material Chapter 107 Writing the Report Chapter 108 The Abstract Chapter 109 Conclusions: Other Possible Needs Chapter 110 Questions Chapter 111 Exercises Part 112 Appendixes Chapter 113 A. Basic Outline for the Design of a Social Research Problem Chapter 114 B. The Research Grant: Proposal/Budget/ Funding Sources Chapter 115 C. A Guide to Sociological Journals Chapter 116 D. A List of Web Sites Chapter 117 E. Job Titles for Sociology Trainees Chapter 118 F. Statistical Tables: Random Numbers, Chi Square Numbers, Normal Curve Percentages Chapter 119 Glossary Chapter 120 References: The Classic Studies Chapter 121 References Chapter 122 Index Chapter 123 About the Author

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Book SynopsisDoing Social Research is an easy-to-understand guidebook for readers who have little or no knowledge of the social research process. Written in a clear, straightforward style, this book presents the various topics of social research in the outline form of all sociological research articles: starting with an introduction to the problem being researched, why the problem was chosen, and the theoretical premises of the chosen topic, then progressing to the methods utilized to collect the data, the analysis of the data, and the presentation of the material. By following the research outline, the book provides a concise overview of the most important elements of social research, and as an added bonus, synopses of classical studies introduce readers to the early pioneers of social research.Trade ReviewThe book is a topical and well thought-out text that is accessible to students. It brings up important ethical and practical issues of interest to anyone doing research (or teaching it), and it has better balance among methods and treats observation in good detail. I look forward to using it myself in the social research methods course for undergraduates and in the first of the required graduate courses. One of the strengths of this book lies in the organization of the material. Cargan builds well thecentral concepts and ideas and then elaborates on the more technical aspects of research in the latter chapters. His ability to skillfully introduce central concepts and then immediately explain what he means by them should put at ease those students whoare fearful or may feel challenged by a methods text .. -- Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte, California State University, Los AngelesThe book is a topical and well thought-out text that is accessible to students. It brings up important ethical and practical issues of interest to anyone doing research (or teaching it), and it has better balance among methods and treats observation in good detail. I look forward to using it myself in the social research methods course for undergraduates and in the first of the required graduate courses. One of the strengths of this book lies in the organization of the material. Cargan builds well the central concepts and ideas and then elaborates on the more technical aspects of research in the latter chapters. His ability to skillfully introduce central concepts and then immediately explain what he means by them should put at ease those students who are fearful or may feel challenged by a methods text . -- Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte, California State University, Los AngelesTable of ContentsPart 1 1. The Scientific Method Chapter 2 Introduction: Taking the Course Chapter 3 Doing Social Research Chapter 4 The Range of Questions Chapter 5 Types of Inquiry Chapter 6 Research Techniques Chapter 7 Conclusions: The Text Chapter 8 Questions Chapter 9 Exercises Part 10 2. Designing the Research Project Chapter 11 Introduction: Establishing the Purpose of the Study Chapter 12 The Literature Review Chapter 13 The Design of the Study Chapter 14 Conclusions: Reviewing the Process Chapter 15 Questions Chapter 16 Exercises Part 17 3. The Conceptual Framework Chapter 18 Introduction: The Function of the Framework Chapter 19 The Theory Chapter 20 The Role of the Hypothesis Chapter 21 The Components of the Hypothesis: Variables and Concepts Chapter 22 The Question of Causality Chapter 23 Conclusions: The Contributions of the Conceptual Framework Chapter 24 Questions Chapter 25 Exercises Part 26 4. The Research Process Chapter 27 Introduction: The Research Proposal Chapter 28 Types of Research Chapter 29 Common Research Methods Chapter 30 Conclusions: The Terminology Chapter 31 Questions Chapter 32 Exercises Part 33 5. Collecting the Data Chapter 34 Introduction: Measurement Chapter 35 Method Classifications Chapter 36 Obtrusive Methods Chapter 37 Unobtrusive Methods: Using Available Data Chapter 38 Conclusions: Advantages and Disadvantages of These Methods Chapter 38 Conclusions: Advantages and Disadvantages of These Methods Chapter 39 Questions Chapter 39 Questions Chapter 40 Exercises Chapter 40 Exercises Part 41 The Classic Studies: Chapter 42 Classic Example Using Available Government Statistics: Suicide: A Study in Sociology Chapter 43 Classic Example Using Content Analysis of Available Documents: The Polish Peasant in Europe and America Part 44 6. Collecting the Data: Utilizing the Survey Chapter 45 Introduction: The History of the Survey Chapter 46 The Self-Administered Questionnaire: Tasks of Construction and Development Chapter 47 Different Techniques for Conducting a Survey Chapter 48 The Interview: Tasks of Construction Chapter 49 Special Interviewing Techniques Chapter 50 Conclusions: Advantages and Disadvantages Chapter 51 Questions Chapter 52 Exercises Part 53 The Classic Studies: Chapter 54 Classic Example Using the Survey Questionnaire: The American Soldier: Adjustment During Army Life Chapter 55 Classic Example Using the Survey Interview: An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy Chapter 56 Classic Example Using the Depth Interview Survey: Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female Part 57 7. Collecting the Data: Making Scientific Observations Chapter 58 Introduction: Scientific Observation Chapter 59 Advantages and Disadvantages of Scientific Observation Chapter 60 Types of Scientific Observation Chapter 61 Conclusions: Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Type of Scientific Observation Chapter 62 Student Projects Part 63 The Classic Studies: Chapter 64 Classic Example Using Detached Observation: Interaction Process Analysis: A Method for the Study of Small Groups Chapter 65 Classic Example Using Participant Observation: Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum Chapter 66 Classic Example Using Participant as Observer: We the Tikopia: A Sociological Study of Kinship in Primitive Polynesia Part 67 8. Collecting the Data: Conducting an Experiment Chapter 68 Introduction: Types of Experiments Chapter 69 The Settings for Experiments Chapter 70 The Techniques for Conducting Experiments Chapter 71 Conclusions: The Decisions Chapter 72 Questions Chapter 73 Exercises Part 74 The Classic Studies: Chapter 75 Classic Example Using a Laboratory Experiment: Management and the Worker Chapter 76 Classic Example Using a Field Experiment: Inter-group Conflict and Cooperation: The Robbers Cave Experiment Part 77 9. Collecting the Data: Some Special Designs Chapter 78 Introduction: Different Designs for Special Needs Chapter 79 The Case Study Chapter 80 The Community Study Chapter 81 The Longitudinal Analysis Chapter 82 Conclusions: Current Use of These Special Designs Chapter 83 Questions Chapter 84 Exercises Part 85 The Classic Studies: Chapter 86 Classic Example Using the Case Study: Union Democracy: The Internal Politics of the International Typographical Union Chapter 87 Classic Example Using the Community Study: Middletown: A Study in American Culture and Middletown in Transition Chapter 88 Classic Example Using the Panel Analysis: The People's Choice: How the Voter Makes Up His Mind in a Presidential Campaign Part 89 10. Analyzing the Data: Some Important Questions Chapter 90 Introduction: Analysis and the Research Question Chapter 91 Problems of Measurement: Validity and Reliability Chapter 92 Problems of Measurement: Sampling Chapter 93 Problems of Measurement: Scales Chapter 94 Conclusions: Needs Chapter 95 Student Projects Part 96 11. Analyzing the Data: Some Important Tools Chapter 97 Introduction: Tools of Analysis Chapter 98 The Need for Coding Chapter 102 Conclusions: The Need for Verification Chapter 103 Questions Chapter 104 Exercises Part 105 12. Concluding the Study Chapter 106 Introduction: Presenting the Material Chapter 107 Writing the Report Chapter 108 The Abstract Chapter 109 Conclusions: Other Possible Needs Chapter 110 Questions Chapter 111 Exercises Part 112 Appendixes Chapter 113 A. Basic Outline for the Design of a Social Research Problem Chapter 114 B. The Research Grant: Proposal/Budget/ Funding Sources Chapter 115 C. A Guide to Sociological Journals Chapter 116 D. A List of Web Sites Chapter 117 E. Job Titles for Sociology Trainees Chapter 118 F. Statistical Tables: Random Numbers, Chi Square Numbers, Normal Curve Percentages Chapter 119 Glossary Chapter 120 References: The Classic Studies Chapter 121 References Chapter 122 Index Chapter 123 About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis book, first published in 1977 by Prentice Hall, is an integrated anthology of writings on jealousy that will be useful to researchers, students, helping professionals, and to individuals and couples seeking a better understanding of their feelings and relationships.

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Book SynopsisConducting the Experiential Group: An Introduction to Group Dynamics is designed to provide a basic reference for both the group member and the group leader who might be in need of understanding and conducting a small group experience. The format of this book will provide clarity to the often nebulous field of group dynamics. In this work, experiential groups are treated as educational tools and vehicles for personal and social change.Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Author; Preface; Introduction to Group Dynamics Chapter 2 Understanding the Purpose of Experiential Group Dynamics Chapter 3 Starting the Experiential Group Experience Chapter 4 Factors in Experiential Groups Chapter 5 What Makes the Experiential Group Experience Work? Chapter 6 Phases of the Experiential Group Development Chapter 7 Role of the Group Leader Chapter 8 Guidelines for Conducting the Experiential Group Chapter 9 Experiential Group Activities and Exercises Chapter 10 Supportive Theory for the Experiential Group Chapter 11 Experiential Group Interaction Chapter 12 Evaluating the Experiential Group Experience Chapter 13 Experiential Group Contract Chapter 14 A Final Note Chapter 15 Bibliography

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Book SynopsisScientists from six countries, well known for their work in the field of identity research, explain and comment on methodological approaches used to research identity. This book concentrates on qualitative methods, such as narrative identity analysis or semi-structured interviewing techniques to determine identity status, as well as the quantitative method of using questionnaires. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these methods and their future integration. The reader will learn about qualitative and quantitative research and discover the similarities and differences between the methods of researching identity, depending on research with methodological roots in one field, the other, or both. Chapters include: James E. Marcia presents his latest thoughts and experiences regarding the identity status concept and focuses on the Identity Status Interview (ISI) as a method to obtain empirical access to ego identity development. Guenter Mey presents a case study from hisTrade ReviewThis is a useful resource for personality theorists, educators, and developmentalists. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and researchers. -- C. T. Fischer * CHOICE *The editors succeed in bringing together in a coherent manner aspects of identity assessment not often easily integrated in the existing literature. -- Leehu Zysberg * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Chapter 2 Theory and Measure: The Identity Status Interview Chapter 3 Assessing Identity as the Meaningfulness of Meanings—The Flensburg Identity Status Interview (FISI) Chapter 4 Designing the Long View: Lessons from a Qualitative Longitudinal Study on Identity Development Chapter 5 A Content Analysis of Narratives from a Categorical and Holistic Point of View to Study Changes after a Rite of Passage Chapter 6 Qualitative Research on "Adolescence, Identity, Narration:" Programmatic and Empirical Examples Chapter 7 Analyzing Identity Using a Voice Approach Chapter 8 Draw Your Life! Investigating Pictorial Representations of Life Courses Chapter 9 To Explore and to Commit: A German Version of the Utrecht-Groningen Identity Development Scale (U-GIDS) Chapter 10 Relationships with Parents and Identity in Adolescence: A Review of Twenty-five Years of Research Chapter 11 Well-diffused? Identity Diffusion and Well-being in Emerging Adulthood Chapter 12 Continuity, Change, and Mechanisms of Identity Development Chapter 13 Identity Formation: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Inquiry Chapter 14 Epilogue Part 15 Index

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Book SynopsisScientists from six countries, well known for their work in the field of identity research, explain and comment on methodological approaches used to research identity. This book concentrates on qualitative methods, such as narrative identity analysis or semi-structured interviewing techniques to determine identity status, as well as the quantitative method of using questionnaires. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these methods and their future integration. The reader will learn about qualitative and quantitative research and discover the similarities and differences between the methods of researching identity, depending on research with methodological roots in one field, the other, or both. Chapters include: _Trade ReviewThis is a useful resource for personality theorists, educators, and developmentalists. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and researchers. -- C. T. Fischer * CHOICE *The editors succeed in bringing together in a coherent manner aspects of identity assessment not often easily integrated in the existing literature. -- Leehu Zysberg * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Chapter 2 Theory and Measure: The Identity Status Interview Chapter 3 Assessing Identity as the Meaningfulness of Meanings—The Flensburg Identity Status Interview (FISI) Chapter 4 Designing the Long View: Lessons from a Qualitative Longitudinal Study on Identity Development Chapter 5 A Content Analysis of Narratives from a Categorical and Holistic Point of View to Study Changes after a Rite of Passage Chapter 6 Qualitative Research on "Adolescence, Identity, Narration:" Programmatic and Empirical Examples Chapter 7 Analyzing Identity Using a Voice Approach Chapter 8 Draw Your Life! Investigating Pictorial Representations of Life Courses Chapter 9 To Explore and to Commit: A German Version of the Utrecht-Groningen Identity Development Scale (U-GIDS) Chapter 10 Relationships with Parents and Identity in Adolescence: A Review of Twenty-five Years of Research Chapter 11 Well-diffused? Identity Diffusion and Well-being in Emerging Adulthood Chapter 12 Continuity, Change, and Mechanisms of Identity Development Chapter 13 Identity Formation: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Inquiry Chapter 14 Epilogue Part 15 Index

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Book SynopsisFrom Ancient Greece to contemporary times, themes of fate and destiny have served as a central worldview for many. These compelling ideas have guided those in battle, and provided influence and inspirations for politicians, philosophers, and artists. Despite a pervasive concern with fate, we find that an explicit discussion of this construct is absent from psychological theory. Twist of Fate reconciles contemporary psychological research with the ancient and frequently held position of fatalism that was common in that era. The Greek mythological history of the Moirae (the triad of goddesses known as the Fates) offers a unique perspective on human beings by illustrating how fate and destiny influence a variety of behaviors such as drug addiction, spirituality, sexual activity, aggression, and other applied psychological topics. An analysis of the Moirae integrates diverse ideas from evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and Nietzsche''s philosophy into a fatalistic view of the human personality. The analysis raises the issues of possibilities for personal change, the role of clinical interventions, and what role freedom actually plays in the human experience. Twist of Fate also accounts for recent developments in personality theory and research by shedding new light on findings from evolutionary psychology, narrative theory, and trait psychology. The result is an integrative personality theory that takes the reader from Nietzsche to neuroscience.Table of ContentsPart 1 Acknowledgements Part 2 I: The Moirae Chapter 3 Twist of Fate: An Introduction to a Classical Idea Chapter 4 Bound by Fate: How the Unconscious Determines Our Lives Part 5 II: Cycles Chapter 6 Daily Drumbeats: The Rhythms of Life Chapter 7 Eternity: Recurrence and Forms Part 8 III: Free Will Chapter 9 My Genese Made Me Do It, Unconsciously! Free Will, Fatalism, and Morality Part 10 IV: Unifying Contemporary Psychology with the Moirae Chapter 11 What Would Freud and Darwin Think? Psychoanalysis and Evolutionary Psychology Chapter 12 Can People Change? Stories, Traits, and Clinical Applications Chapter 13 Dawn! A New View of the Human Life Part 14 References Part 15 Index

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Book SynopsisThe Mathematics of Human Motivation is a pioneering effort to advance the theory of human motivation. It provides powerful, new direction for students of human behavior. Professor Grant has created a theory development book that involves construction and analysis of a mathematical framework for exploring the intricacies of human motivation and satisfaction. Backed by thirty years of study, it draws on multiple disciplines to synthesize a model that has tremendous capacity for answering numerous previously unanswered questions on human motivation, and for predicting human behavior. The model is particularly useful for deriving scores of practical strategies, which organizations can use to enhance human performance and organizational profitability. The book combines contributions from managerial economics, organizational behavior, psychology, human resources, decision theory, and industrial engineering. This is the only book on the market that provides a comprehensive mathematical paradigm for interpreting human motivation issues. It is invaluable in guiding research and application in a wide array of fields.Table of ContentsPart 1 Key Features Part 2 List of Figures Part 3 Preface Part 4 Acknowledgements Chapter 5 The Effort-Net Return Model of Motivation and Satisfaction Chapter 6 The Law of Escalating Marginal Sacrifice and its Corollaries Chapter 7 Interpreting Motivation Phenomena with the Effort-Net Return Model Chapter 8 The Nuances of Penalty Functions Chapter 9 Job Design and Ability as Determinants of Employee Motivation Chapter 10 Integrating the Theory of the Firm and the Theory of Individual Behavior Chapter 11 Adjusting Reward Functions in Response to Productivity and Cost Change Chapter 12 Designing Incentive Systems to Maximize Profitability Chapter 13 Optimizing the Distribution of Constrained Effort Chapter 14 Goal Selection and Employee Motivation Under Uncertainty Chapter 15 Motivation Strategies and Tactics from ENR Chapter 16 Coupling Functions and Perceived Utility Part 17 Bibliography Part 18 Index Part 19 About the Author

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Book SynopsisIn 19641965, Hans Helmut Kornhuber and Lüder Deecke achieved a scientific breakthrough with the discovery of the Bereitschaftspotential (BP), or readiness potential. In The Will and its Brain, Kornhuber and Deecke present evidence that proves we can record activity from the human brain occurring prior to our volitional movements or actions. Such preparatory activity is generated by specific brain regions, particularly by the supplementary motor area (SMA) of the frontal lobe, which lies on the inner surface of the brain between the hemispheres. The primary (precentral) motor cortex (MI) later becomes activated in preparing for action. Consequently, the authors discriminate between two components of the preparatory activity of the Bereitschaftspotential: an early SMA-generated BP1 and a late MI-derived BP2. Between BP1 and BP2, the intentional activity runs over the so-called motor loop via the basal ganglia. Kornhuber and Deecke discuss these and other brain processing systems while foTrade Review. . . required reading for anybody interested in what neuroscience has to say about our capacity to make responsible decisions and be captains of our own destiny. -- Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures Foreword Preface Preface to the German Edition Introduction — What is the Will? Chapter One: The Will — History and Transcultural Aspects Chapter Two: The Will — Its Association with Freedom Chapter Three: The Will and Psychiatry/Psychology Chapter Four: The Will and Neurophysiology/Brain Research Chapter Five: The Will and New Psychology Schools Chapter Six: The Will and the Real Function of the Frontal Lobe — Commander, Delegator, Supervisor and Rater Chapter Seven: The Will and the Evolution of Man — Creativeness and Cooperation — Common Will Chapter Eight: The Will and Dream Sleep, Feelings, Drives, Meaning-Happiness, Beauty, Love, Empathy and Theory of Mind Chapter Nine: The Will and the Limbic System, the Hypothalamus, the Arousal System, Circadian Rhythm, the Endocrine System, Fatigue and Impetus Chapter Ten: The Will is Not Strictly Coupled with Consciousness — There are Conscious and Unconscious Agendas in the Brain and Both are Important Chapter Eleven: The Will — Is it Grounded upon Freedom or upon Total Determinism? Chapter Twelve: The Will — Its Freedom is Not a Priori Granted: We Have to do Something for It — Actively Increasing our Degrees of Freedom Summary Bibliography Index Name Index

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Book SynopsisIn The Will and its Brain, Hans Helmut Kornhuber and LÃder Deecke present evidence that proves we can record activity from the human brain occurring prior to our volitional actions. They claim that we have free will, albeit not absolutely free, but realized in degrees of freedom.Trade Review. . . required reading for anybody interested in what neuroscience has to say about our capacity to make responsible decisions and be captains of our own destiny. -- Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures Foreword Preface Preface to the German Edition Introduction — What is the Will? Chapter One: The Will — History and Transcultural Aspects Chapter Two: The Will — Its Association with Freedom Chapter Three: The Will and Psychiatry/Psychology Chapter Four: The Will and Neurophysiology/Brain Research Chapter Five: The Will and New Psychology Schools Chapter Six: The Will and the Real Function of the Frontal Lobe — Commander, Delegator, Supervisor and Rater Chapter Seven: The Will and the Evolution of Man — Creativeness and Cooperation — Common Will Chapter Eight: The Will and Dream Sleep, Feelings, Drives, Meaning-Happiness, Beauty, Love, Empathy and Theory of Mind Chapter Nine: The Will and the Limbic System, the Hypothalamus, the Arousal System, Circadian Rhythm, the Endocrine System, Fatigue and Impetus Chapter Ten: The Will is Not Strictly Coupled with Consciousness — There are Conscious and Unconscious Agendas in the Brain and Both are Important Chapter Eleven: The Will — Is it Grounded upon Freedom or upon Total Determinism? Chapter Twelve: The Will — Its Freedom is Not a Priori Granted: We Have to do Something for It — Actively Increasing our Degrees of Freedom Summary Bibliography Index Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed to give students and researchers the confidence to understand, assess, treat, and research test anxiety. Marty Sapp presents the various cognitive and behavioral theories of test anxiety along with instruments for measuring test anxiety.Trade ReviewPraise for the Second Edition The book is incredibly well-written . . . the author communicates in a strikingly clear, straightforward, and importantly, concise manner . . . a valuable handbook of tools and information that will facilitate the research process. * Apa Review Of Books *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part 1: Applied Research Chapter 1: Variables Employed in Test Anxiety Research Chapter 2: Internal Validity Chapter 3: Difficulties that Occur with Test Anxiety Research Chapter 4: Common Research Designs Chapter 5: Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Variability Part II: Measurement Issues Chapter 6: Measurement Issues Chapter 7: Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling Using EQS Part III: Assessment Chapter 8: Assessment Part IV: Treatment Interventions Chapter 9: Treatment Interventions Index

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Book SynopsisThe book offers a critique of the assumption that empiricism is the only foundation for research. Integralism provides a balanced approach to reaching moral values that can be shared by all cultures through the inclusion of empiricism, the rational and the supersensory/super-rational forms of reality into research and theory.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Major Themes of Integralism and their Influence on the Thought of the Contributors Including Summaries of Their Articles, Colbert Rhodes 2. The Promise of Integralism, Colbert Rhodes 3. Integralism, Altruism, and Social Emancipation: A Sorokian model of Prosocial Behavior and Social Organization, Barry V. Johnston 4. Integralism and Positive Psychology: A Comparison of Sorokin and Seligman, Lawrence T. Nichols 5. Foundational Ideas for an Integral Social Science in the Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, Vincent Jeffries 6. The Restoration of Political Science, Ryan J. Barilleaux 7. Toward an Integral Social Science: A History of Science Approach, Barry V. Johnston 8. Sin and Sociology: The Loss and Potential Recovery of a Concept, Barry V. Johnston 9. Integralism and the Sociology of Deviance: Toward a New Paradigm, Lawrence T. Nichols 10. Integralism and Benevolent Love as Virtue: Directions for Family Studies, Vincent Jeffries 11. The Nature of Integralism as a Scientific System of Thought, Vincent Jeffries 12. Beyond Mill's Sociological Imagination: Using a Pedagogy Based on Sorokin's Integralism to Reach Today's Introductory Sociology Students, Stephen R. Sharkey 13. Religious Ethics and the Scientific Study of Morality, Vincent Jeffries Bibliography About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisSupervision Can Be Playful offers clinical supervisors of mental health professionals a comprehensive and thoughtful resource. The text focuses on the clinical supervision of child and play therapists, with supervision interventions that can be augmented for use with mental health professionals who provide supervision to adolescent and adult therapists. The perspectives discussed regarding the role of the clinical supervisor are universal and readers will find them relevant regardless of the age group they are working with. The text addresses the roles and processes of clinical supervision from a unique playful perspective, and from an eclectic theoretical orientation. Each chapter author offers a piece of the supervision puzzle and offers the reader clear guidelines for implementing techniques and the rationale behind them.Trade ReviewThis book skillfully combines theory and practice with a variety of detailed case examples demonstrating how the use of playful interventions in supervision can foster the professional identity development of both beginning and experienced play therapists. Using a hand-on, creative approach this excellent resource and guide argues convincingly about the value of expressive and creative arts as effective tools in facilitating the professional growth of play therapy practitioners. -- Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S, Distinguished Professor and James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Studies, Fordham UniversityThis book is a passionately written comprehensive and valued contribution to the field of supervision and play therapy. Each chapter combines the wisdom and expertise of many extraordinary clinicians, thereby opening the door for those of us who are supervisors and for those intending to become supervisors to expand our approaches and deepen our personal development. -- Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D., LMFT, Author, Speaker, TrainerI have been waiting for a book like this for 20 years! In my role as a play therapy supervisor, it has been frustrating not to have a guide for my practice in that area. Now I have one. Mullen and Drewes have gathered a potpourri of incredibly helpful chapters that cover everything from supervision models and cultural competence in play therapy supervision to the special considerations in supervising specific populations to facilitating self-awareness in the play therapy supervisee. They even include techniques for infusing the supervision process with fun. What more could you want? -- Terry Kottman, Director, The Encouragement ZonePractical advice for enhancing the supervision process by creative and playful interactions. A must read for all child clinicians who use play-based interventions. -- Charles E. Schaefer, cofounder and director emeritus of the Association for Play TherapyTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: Supervisory Styles and Critical Considerations Chapter 3 Chapter 1:Supervision: Models, Principles and Process Issues Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Sanding in Supervision: A Sand Tray Technique for Clinical Supervisors Chapter 5 Chapter 3: When Approaches Collide: A Decision-Making Model for Play Therapists Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Through a Cross-cultural Lens: How Viewing Childhood as a Distinct Culture Impacts Supervision Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Culturally Competent Supervision of Child and Play Therapists Part 8 Part II: Supervising Special Populations Chapter 9 Chapter 6:Supervising Counselors Who Work With Special Needs Children Chapter 10 Chapter 7:The Supervision Process: Working with Traumatized Children in Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Chapter 11 Chapter 8:Supervision of Play Therapists Working With Aggressive Children Chapter 12 Chapter 9:Supervising Filial Therapy Chapter 13 Chapter 10:Supervision of Group Play Therapy Chapter 14 Chapter 11: Enhancing Role Play Activities in Play Therapy Supervision Groups Part 15 Part III: Facilitating Self-Awareness Chapter 16 Chapter 12: Play Space Chapter 17 Chapter 13: Expressive Arts in a Humanistic Approach to Play Therapy Supervision: Facilitating Therapist Self Awareness andTherapeutic Process Chapter 18 Chapter 14: Supervision in the Sand Chapter 19 Chapter 15:Countertransference Play: Informing and Enhancing Therapist Self-Awareness Through Play Part 20 Part IV: Potpourri of Playful Techniques Chapter 21 Chapter 16: Playful Activities for Supervisors and Trainers Chapter 22 Chapter 17: Playful Supervision: Sharing Exemplary Exercises in the Supervision of Play Therapists

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPractical advice for enhancing the supervision process by creative and playful interactions. A must read for all child clinicians who use play-based interventions. -- Charles E. Schaefer, cofounder and director emeritus of the Association for Play TherapyThis book skillfully combines theory and practice with a variety of detailed case examples demonstrating how the use of playful interventions in supervision can foster the professional identity development of both beginning and experienced play therapists. Using a hand-on, creative approach this excellent resource and guide argues convincingly about the value of expressive and creative arts as effective tools in facilitating the professional growth of play therapy practitioners. -- Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S, Distinguished Professor and James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Studies, Fordham UniversityThis book is a passionately written comprehensive and valued contribution to the field of supervision and play therapy. Each chapter combines the wisdom and expertise of many extraordinary clinicians, thereby opening the door for those of us who are supervisors and for those intending to become supervisors to expand our approaches and deepen our personal development. -- Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D., LMFT, Author, Speaker, TrainerI have been waiting for a book like this for 20 years! In my role as a play therapy supervisor, it has been frustrating not to have a guide for my practice in that area. Now I have one. Mullen and Drewes have gathered a potpourri of incredibly helpful chapters that cover everything from supervision models and cultural competence in play therapy supervision to the special considerations in supervising specific populations to facilitating self-awareness in the play therapy supervisee. They even include techniques for infusing the supervision process with fun. What more could you want? -- Terry Kottman, Director, The Encouragement ZoneTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: Supervisory Styles and Critical Considerations Chapter 3 Chapter 1:Supervision: Models, Principles and Process Issues Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Sanding in Supervision: A Sand Tray Technique for Clinical Supervisors Chapter 5 Chapter 3: When Approaches Collide: A Decision-Making Model for Play Therapists Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Through a Cross-cultural Lens: How Viewing Childhood as a Distinct Culture Impacts Supervision Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Culturally Competent Supervision of Child and Play Therapists Part 8 Part II: Supervising Special Populations Chapter 9 Chapter 6:Supervising Counselors Who Work With Special Needs Children Chapter 10 Chapter 7:The Supervision Process: Working with Traumatized Children in Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Chapter 11 Chapter 8:Supervision of Play Therapists Working With Aggressive Children Chapter 12 Chapter 9:Supervising Filial Therapy Chapter 13 Chapter 10:Supervision of Group Play Therapy Chapter 14 Chapter 11: Enhancing Role Play Activities in Play Therapy Supervision Groups Part 15 Part III: Facilitating Self-Awareness Chapter 16 Chapter 12: Play Space Chapter 17 Chapter 13: Expressive Arts in a Humanistic Approach to Play Therapy Supervision: Facilitating Therapist Self Awareness andTherapeutic Process Chapter 18 Chapter 14: Supervision in the Sand Chapter 19 Chapter 15:Countertransference Play: Informing and Enhancing Therapist Self-Awareness Through Play Part 20 Part IV: Potpourri of Playful Techniques Chapter 21 Chapter 16: Playful Activities for Supervisors and Trainers Chapter 22 Chapter 17: Playful Supervision: Sharing Exemplary Exercises in the Supervision of Play Therapists

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Book SynopsisFocuses on moral development theory and research, an area of academic study that began early in the twentieth century. This book deals with such themes as: what motivates moral behavior; are there certain universal moral values; and, does an individual's will or an individual's environment play a greater role in determining moral conduct.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Moral Development Study in the 21st Century - Carolyn Pope Edwards and Gustavo Carlo Human Morality and Temperament - Jerome Kagan (Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard University); The Roots of Goodness: The Fulfillment of Basic Human Needs and the Development of Caring, Helping and Nonaggression, Inclusive Caring, Moral Courage, Active Bystandership, and Altruism Born of Suffering - Ervin Staub (Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Amsherst); The Development of Empathy-Related Responding - Nancy Eisenberg (Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University); The Neo-Kohlbergian Tradition and Beyond: Schemas, Expertise and Character - Darcia Narvaez (Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame); The Development of Moral Identity - Daniel Hart (Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University); Motivation and Moral Development: A Tri-Focal Perspective - F. Clark Power (Professor of Psychology at Notre Dame University)

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Book SynopsisThis classic text on multiple regression is noted for its nonmathematical, applied, and data-analytic approach. Readers profit from its verbal-conceptual exposition and frequent use of examples.The applied emphasis provides clear illustrations of the principles and provides worked examples of the types of applications that are possible. Researchers learn how to specify regression models that directly address their research questions. An overview of the fundamental ideas of multiple regression and a review of bivariate correlation and regression and other elementary statistical concepts provide a strong foundation for understanding the rest of the text. The third edition features an increased emphasis on graphics and the use of confidence intervals and effect size measures, and an accompanying website with data for most of the numerical examples along with the computer code for SPSS, SAS, and SYSTAT, at www.psypress.com/9780805822236 . Applied MultiplTrade Review"...anyone with an interest in or need to carry out MR will find it invaluable." - British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology "I can't see how a practicing research psychologist could be without a copy." - Dr. Steven P. Reise, University of California at Los Angeles "Overall we think the book successfully reflects more contemporary issues, thinking, and advances in multiple regression and correlation....The general style and format, consistent with the previous editions, is understandable while still retaining depth and comprehensiveness." - Drs. Lynda A. and Daniel W. King, Boston University School of Medicine "I think VERY highly of this revision....The chapter on regression diagnostics and graphics (Ch. 4) is a wonderful addition. Also, the emphasis on confidence intervals is great, as is the extensive discussion on logistic regression." - Dr. William F. Chaplin, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa "I have always felt that the book's major strength was its ability to blend careful, thoughtful explanation with a relatively non-technical exposition....I am happy to say that in my opinion this edition retains and furthermore expands upon this strength." - Dr. Harry Reis, University of Rochester Table of ContentsContents: Preface. Introduction. Bivariate Correlation and Regression. Multiple Regression/Correlation With Two or More Independent Variables. Data Visualization, Exploration, and Assumption Checking: Diagnosing and Solving Regression Problems I. Data-Analytic Strategies Using Multiple Regression/Correlation. Quantitative Scales, Curvilinear Relationships, and Transformations. Interactions Among Continuous Variables. Categorical or Nominal Independent Variables. Interactions With Categorical Variables. Outliers and Multicollinearity: Diagnosing and Solving Regression Problems II. Missing Data. Multiple Regression/Correlation and Causal Models. Alternative Regression Models: Logistic, Poisson Regression, and the Generalized Linear Model. Random Coefficient Regression and Multilevel Models. Longitudinal Regression Methods. Multiple Dependent Variables: Set Correlation. Appendices: The Mathematical Basis for Multiple Regression/Correlation and Identification of the Inverse Matrix Elements. Determination of the Inverse Matrix and Applications Thereof.

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Book SynopsisWeb Search Savvy: Strategies and Shortcuts for Online Research provides readers of all skill levels with efficient search strategies for locating, retrieving, and evaluating information on the Internet. Utilizing her experience as a reporter working on deadline, author Barbara G. Friedman offers the most effective methods for finding useful and trustworthy data online, and presents these techniques in a straightforward, user-friendly manner.Anyone who uses the Internet for research will find much of value here, including techniques that harness the power of advanced searches to optimize search results, avoid advertising clutter, and locate low- or no-cost databases. Screen captures and diagrams illustrate the steps, rationale, and results to accompany various search strategies. This book emphasizes techniques that make the Web work for individuals rather than for advertisers, such as choosing the most appropriate search engine for the job and tweaking its advanced options to narrow a search and optimize results; identifying cost-free sources of online data; using creative approaches to locate information; evaluating the integrity of online data; and protecting the privacy of the researchers and the researched.Web Search Savvy is an essential resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in journalism and mass communications, and it offers practical and useful guidance for anyone researching information online.Trade Review"This is a good general starter book for the beginner and will help many online searchers organize their time online more efficiently and effectively. There are a number of helpful appendices such as Internet domains and country codes, useful web sites and a glossary."—Emerald Journal: Online Information ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface. Getting Started. When Seconds Count: Search Engine Strategies. Skipping the Middleman: Alternate Ways to Find Information. Staying Connected: Mailing Lists, Newsletters, Newsgroups, and Web Logs. Finding out About People. Finding and Using Databases. Evaluating the Information You Find. What's Next? Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThe current volume contains abbreviated versions of the original papers presented at the convention.

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Book SynopsisThe current volume contains abbreviated versions of the original papers presented at the convention.

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Book SynopsisIn this unique filmography, Leslie Rabkin delves deeply into film's 'unconscious,' producing a valuable reference text concerned with the history of film and its representation of therapy and mental illness.Trade ReviewThe author's humorous remarks are well aimed...The self-proclaimed "celluloid safari" casts a new perspective on film and its "unconscious," producing a unique reference tool with which to view this form of mass media. * American Reference Books Annual *...unique storehouse of information...Rabkin provides an overview of this enormous amount of material and highlights its links with important changes. * Viewfinder *This compendium of 5000 films from 50 countries chronicles the best and the worst of cinema portrayals. * Columbia College Today *...is very much revealing of society in that entries are listed alphabetically by decade, and the longest section relates to the 1980s. * Classic Images *

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Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive survey of Descriptive Psychology. It provides a systematic account of the basic formulations and characteristic methodologies of this discipline which was developed by Peter G. Ossorio of the University of Colorado at Boulder.Trade ReviewIt will be invaluable for scholars and students who want a brief but comprehensive introduction to one of the most important advances in the fields of psychology and related disciplines in recent years. -- John R. Forward, University of Colorado at Boulder * Contemporary Psychology *...clearly written, carefully thought through, and easier to understand than other theoretical publications on Descriptive Psychology. * Contemporary Psychology *...clearly written, carefully thought through, and easier to understand than other theoretical publications on Descriptive Psychology. * Contemporary Psychology *It will be invaluable for scholars and students who want a brief but comprehensive introduction to one of the most important advances in the fields of psychology and related disciplines in recent years. -- John R. Forward, University of Colorado at Boulder * Contemporary Psychology *

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Book SynopsisI wholeheartedly invite counselor trainees and counselors into this journey of growing the research component of their professional identity... Flynn and his colleagues prepare counselor trainees and counselors for this journey well and guide them carefully toward researcher competency. In an approachable and developmentally appropriate manner, they highlight for the profession the value of research and how it can be conducted.- Danica G. Hays, PhDAmerican Counseling FellowProfessor and Executive Associate DeanUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasResearch Design for the Behavioral Sciences fills an important gap for the helping professions by offering a blueprint for advanced concepts and an applied approach to understanding quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research design. This graduate-level text seamlessly weaves together the philosophy, science, and practical application of the mos

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Book SynopsisThis volume consists of critical reviews of important works in psychiatry and excerpts from those works. The editors have tried to cover as many fields as possible that are relevant to psychiatry as a whole and to its subspecialities.

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