Handbook of Psychology -- Contents -- Handbook of Psychology Preface -- Volume Preface -- Contributors -- Part I Foundations of Research Issues -- Chapter 1 Experimental Design -- Some Basic Experimental Design Concepts -- Three Building Block Designs -- Classification of Experimental Designs -- Factorial Designs -- Randomized Block Factorial Design -- Factorial Designs With Confounding -- Hierarchical Designs -- Experimental Designs With a Covariate -- References -- Chapter 2 Exploratory Data Analysis -- History, Rationale, and Philosophy of EDA -- Hallmarks of EDA -- Current Computing and Future Directions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Statistical Power Analysis -- General Introduction -- Overview of Statistical Power -- Effect Size -- Why Be Concerned About Power? -- Factors Affecting Statistical Power -- Other Factors and Issues Related to Power -- Statistical Power and the Interpretation of Null Results -- Final Thoughts and Suggestions for Further Reading -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Methods for Handling Missing Data -- A Little History -- A Little Philosophy -- Missing Data Patterns and Mechanisms -- "Old" (Unacceptable) Procedures for Analysis With Missing Data -- Acceptable Model-Based Missing Data Procedures -- Acceptable Data-Based Missing Data Procedures -- A Comparison of Model-Based and Data-Based Procedures -- Illustrations of Missing Data Procedures: Empirical Examples -- A Few Loose Ends -- References -- Appendix A -- Chapter 5 Effect Size Estimation and Confidence Intervals -- Why Estimation? -- Effect Sizes -- Confidence Intervals -- Means -- Pearson Correlations -- Proportions -- Cohen's D -- Precision for Planning: Sample Size Calculations -- Further Effect Sizes -- Summary and Conclusions -- References.

Chapter 6 Exploratory Factor Analysis: Basics and Beyond -- Overview -- Background: Historical Context -- Part 1: What EFA Is -- What EFA Is Not -- Beginning Steps: Who and What Will Be Analyzed -- Extraction Methods: How Will Latent Constructs Be Formed? -- What Really Matters: Methods to Determine How Many Constructs to Retain -- Rotation: Making Sense of What You Have -- Naming Latent Constructs -- Part 2: An Illustration -- Part 3: Ways to Evaluate the Robustness of EFA Solutions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Clustering and Classification Methods -- Introduction -- Data Preparation and Representation -- Steps in a Cluster Analysis -- Discussion and Extensions -- References -- Part II Research Methods in Specific Content Areas -- Chapter 8 Clinical Forensic Psychology -- Descriptive Clinical Forensic Assessment -- Predictive Clinical Forensic Assessment -- Research Regarding Legally Relevant Diagnostic Constructs and Response Styles -- Research Regarding the Effectiveness of Treatment and Risk Management Strategies -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Health Psychology -- Thematic Research Areas in Health Psychology -- Levels of Analysis in Health Psychology -- Major Issues in Study Design and Analysis -- Measurement of Major Constructs in Health Psychology -- Emerging Trends in Health Psychology -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 10 Research Methods in Neuropsychology -- Neuropsychological Inference -- Neuropsychological Analysis of Brain-Impairment: The Lesion Approach -- Reversible Lesion Methods -- Human Laterality Paradigms -- Electrophysiological and Psychophysiological Approaches -- Structural and Functional Brain Imaging -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 Research Designs for Program Evaluation -- Introduction -- Using Potential Outcomes to Define Causal Inference in Program Evaluation.

The Randomized Experiment -- The Regression-Discontinuity Design -- The Interrupted Time Series Design -- Nonequivalent Comparison Group Design -- Are Causally Valid Treatment Effects Enough for Good Program Evaluation? -- References -- Chapter 12 Behavior Genetics -- Introduction to Basic Concepts in Genetics -- Mendelian Genetics -- Complex Traits -- Biometric Study Designs -- Genomic Study Designs -- Current Issues in Behavior Genetics -- Conclusions -- Glossary -- References -- Part III Measurement Issues -- Chapter 13 Mood Measurement: Current Status and Future Directions -- The Structure of Affective Experience -- General Issues in Construct Validity -- Recommendations for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 14 Measuring Personality and Psychopathology -- Traditional Approaches to Personality Test Construction -- The Construct Validation Approach -- Constructs -- Procedures in Test Construction -- Test Validation and Extension -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 Utilizing Mixed Methods in Psychological Research -- Epilogue: One World, Many Lenses -- References -- Chapter 16 Item Response Theory and Measuring Abilities -- Classical Test Theory (CTT) -- Item Response Theory (IRT) -- Overall Summary -- References -- Chapter 17 An Overview of Latent Curve and Latent Change Score Analyses -- Introduction -- Basic Principles of Latent Curve Analysis -- Substantive Examples of Latent Curve Analysis -- Alternative Latent Growth Curve Representations -- Dealing With Incomplete Data in Growth and Change Models -- Recent Innovations in Latent Curve Models -- Conclusions and Final Questions -- References -- Part IV Data Analysis Issues -- Chapter 18 Multiple Linear Regression -- What Is Multiple Regression Analysis? -- The Structure of Multiple Regression Analysis -- Numerical Example: Predicting Intention to Obtain a Mammogram.

Testing Hypotheses With Multiple Regression Analyses -- Model Checking and Detecting Regression Problems -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 19 Logistic Regression: Basic Foundations and New Directions -- Models for a Binary Response -- Multinomial Response Models -- New Directions -- References -- Chapter 20 Meta-Analysis -- Why We Need Meta-Analysis -- The Myth of the Perfect Study -- Some Relevant History -- Meta-Analysis Versus Significance Testing -- Is Statistical Power the Solution? -- Organization of Remainder of This Chapter -- Bare Bones Meta-Analysis -- Other Artifacts and Their Effects -- More Advanced Methods of Meta-Analysis -- Methods That Correct Each r- or d-Value Independently -- Meta-Analysis Using Artifact Distributions -- Classification of Meta-Analysis Methods -- Unresolved Problems in Meta-Analysis -- The Role of Meta-Analysis in Theory Development -- Meta-Analysis in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Other Applied Areas -- Wider Impact of Meta-Analysis on Psychology -- Impact of Meta-Analysis Outside Psychology -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 21 Survival Analysis -- Survival Analysis -- The Building Blocks of Survival Analysis -- Research Design: Collecting Event-History Data -- Analyzing Survival Data: Modeling the Risk of Event Occurrence in Continuous-Time -- Analyzing Survival Data: Modeling Risk of Event Occurrence in Discrete-Time -- Next Steps: Learning More About Survival Analysis -- References -- Chapter 22 Time Series Analysis for Psychological Research -- Overview of Time Series Analysis -- Model Identification -- Interrupted Time Series Analysis -- Generalizability Issues -- Multivariate Time Series Analysis -- Dynamic Factor Analysis -- Other Issues -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 23 Structural Equation Modeling -- A Four-Stage General Process of Modeling.

Model Estimation Techniques and Test Statistics -- Model Evaluation -- Model Modification -- Multiple Group Models -- A Guide to Some Recent Literature -- References -- Chapter 24 An Introduction to Latent Class and Latent Transition Analysis -- Introduction -- Latent Class Analysis -- A Latent Class Example: Adolescent Depression -- Longitudinal Extensions: Repeated-Measures LCA and LTA -- Some Recent Extensions to LCA -- Areas for Future Research Related to LCA -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 25 Statistical Mediation Analysis -- Introduction -- Mediation Regression Equations -- Causal Inference for the Mediation Model -- Comprehensive Mediation Models (Covariance Structure and SEM Models) -- Moderation and Mediation -- Multilevel Mediation Models -- Longitudinal Mediation Models -- Summary and Future Directions -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.