{"product_id":"9781118661079","title":"Psychological Science Under Scrutiny Recent Challenges and Proposed Solutions","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePsychological Science Under Scrutiny\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRecent Challenges and Proposed Solutions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScott O. Lilienfeld | Irwin D. Waldman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Research \u0026amp; Methodology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePsychological Science Under Scrutiny \u003c\/i\u003eexplores a range of contemporary challenges to the assumptions and methodologies of psychology, in order to encourage debate and ground the discipline in solid science. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the pointed challenges posed by critics to the field of psychological research, which have given pause to psychological researchers across a broad spectrum of sub-fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that those conducting psychological research need to fundamentally change the way they think about data and results, in order to ensure that psychology has a firm basis in empirical science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces the recent challenges discussed into a broad historical and conceptual perspective, and considers their implications for the future of psychological methodology and research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges discussed include confirmation bias, the effects of grant pressure, false-positive findings, overestimating the efficacy of medications, and high correlations in functional brain imaging\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters are authored by internationally recognized experts in their fields, and are written with a minimum of specialized terminology to ensure accessibility to students and lay readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott O. Lilienfeld\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology at Emory University. His principal areas of research are personality disorders, psychiatric classification and diagnosis, pseudoscience in mental health, and the teaching of psychology. He is the author or co-author of numerous publications including \u003ci\u003e50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology \u003c\/i\u003e(Wiley, 2009), and is co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Clinical Psychology \u003c\/i\u003e(Wiley, 2015). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIrwin D. Waldman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology at Emory University. His research centers on the classification, development, and etiology of children’s psychiatric disorders and behavior problems, social behavior and social cognition, and temperament and personality. He is the author of numerous articles within leading journals in the field, and is an Associate Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eBehavioral Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 March 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118661079\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312929042572,"sku":"9781118661079","price":76.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118661079.jpg?v=1780158786","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118661079","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}