A Paul Meehl Reader (eBook, ePUB)

Essays on the Practice of Scientific Psychology
Redaktion: Waller, Niels G.; Lenzenweger, Mark F.; Faust, David; Grove, William M.; Yonce, Leslie J.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This new book introduces a new generation to the important insights of Paul Meehl. In addition to selected papers from the classic reader, Psychodiagnosis, this book features new material selected from Meehl's most influential writings. The resulting collection is a tour de force illustrating quantitative analysis of life science problems, an examination of the inadequacy of some methods of analysis, and a review of the application of taxometrics.

A Paul Meehl Reader is organized into five content areas: theory building and appraisal - how we discover and test the true causal relations of psychological constructs; specific etiology - an examination of genetic, behavioral, and environmental etiology in psychopathology; diagnosis and prediction - a review of the appropriate use of base rates; taxometrics - a look at Meehl's development of the method he invented; thinking effectively about psychological questions - a critique of correlation research and the power of quantitative thinking in psychology.

The Reader features section introductions to orient the reader and provide a context and structure for Paul Meehl's work. The section on diagnosis and prediction features problem sets with solutions to guide the reader through practical applications of the principles described. Accompanying downloadable resources contain footage from Paul Meehl's engaging seminar on clinical versus statistical prediction. This book appeals to advanced students and professionals in psychology, sociology, law, education, human development, and philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134812219
• Artikelnr.: 39179805

Autorenporträt

Niels G. Waller (University of Minnesota), Leslie J. Yonce (Minneapolis, Minnesota), William M. Grove (University of Minnesota), David Faust (University of Rhode Island), Mark F. Lenzenweger (State University of New York at Binghamton)

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Part I: Theory Building and Theory Appraisal. Construct
Validity in Psychological Tests. High School Yearbooks: A Reply to Schwarz.
Nuisance Variables and the Ex Post Facto Design. Theoretical Risks and
Tabular Asterisks: Sir Karl, Sir Ronald, and the Slow Progress of Soft
Psychology. Appraising and Amending Theories: The Strategy of Lakatosian
Defense and Two Principles That Warrant It. Part II: Specific Etiology.
Specific Etiology and Other Forms of Strong Influence: Some Quantitative
Meanings. Specific Genetic Etiology, Psychodynamics, and Therapeutic
Nihilism. Part III: Diagnosis and Prediction. Antecendent Probability and
the Efficiency of Psychometric Signs, Patterns, or Cutting Scores. Problem
Sets and Solutions for Bayes Theorem, Base Rates, and Prediction. Wanted--A
Good Cookbook. When Shall We Use Our Heads Instead of the Formula? Some
Ruminations on the Validation of Clinical Procedures. Comparative
Efficiency of Informal (Subjective, Impressionistic) and Formal
(Mechanical, Algorithmic) Prediction Procedures: The Clinical-Statistical
Controversy. Part IV: Taxometrics: Coherent Cut Kinetics. Factors and Taxa,
Traits, and Types, Differences of Degree and Differences in Kind.
Bootstraps Taxometrics: Solving the Classification Problem in
Psychopathology. Clarifications About Taxometric Method. Part V: Thinking
Clearly About Psychology. Philosophy of Science: Help or Hindrance? The
Power of Quantitative Thinking. Why Summaries of Research on Psychological
Theories Are Often Uninterpretable.