Table of Contents
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. The Scientific Attitude: An Introduction
II. Clinical Psychology: Why a Scientific Approach Matters
III. Clinical Science as a Safeguard against Human Error
IV. Interpreting Evidence in Clinical Psychology
V. Thinking Scientifically about Assessment and Psychotherapy
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. The Scientific Attitude: An Introduction
Sagan, C. (1995). Wonder and skepticism. Skeptical Inquirer, 19 (1), 24-30.
Feynman, R. (1974, June). Cargo cult science. Engineering and Science, 37 (7), 10-13.
Shermer, M. (1994). How thinking goes wrong: Twenty-five fallacies that can lead us to believe weird things. Skeptic, 2 (3), 42-49.
Schafersman, S.D. (1994). An introduction to science: Scientific thinking and the scientific method. Free Inquiry Website. http://www.indiana.edu/~educy520/readings/schafersman94.pdf
Hempel, C. (1966). The case of Dr. Semmelweis. In Philosophy of natural science. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
II. Clinical Psychology: Why a Scientific Approach Matters
McFall, R.M. (1991). Manifesto for a science of clinical psychology. Clinical Psychologist, 44 (6), 75—88.
O'Donohue, W. T. (1989). The (even) bolder model: The clinical psychologist as metaphysician-scientist-practitioner. American Psychologist, 44, 1460-1468.
O’Donohue, W.T. & Henderson, D. (1999). Epistemic and ethical duties in clinical decision-making. Behaviour Change, 16, 10-19.
Gambrill, E. & Dawes, R.M. (2003). Ethics, science, and the helping professions: A conversation with Robyn Dawes. Journal of Social Work Education, 39, 27-40.
Lilienfeld, S.O. (1998). Pseudoscience in contemporary clinical psychology: What it is and what we can do about it. The Clinical Psychologist, 51, 3-9.
III. Clinical Science as a Safeguard against Human Error
Arkes, H.R. (1981). Impediments to accurate clinical judgment and possible ways to minimize their impact. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49, 323-330.
Crumlish, N., & Kelly, B.D. (2009). How psychiatrists think. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 15, 72-79.
Dawes, R., M., Faust, D., & Meehl, P.E. (1989). Clinical versus actuarial judgment. Science, 243, 1668-1674.
Meehl, P.E. (1973). Why I do not attend case conferences. In P.E. Meehl, Psychodiagnosis: Selected papers (pp. 225-302). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. (Excerpt)
IV. Interpreting Evidence in Clinical Psychology
Ayllon, T., Haughton, E., & Hughes, H. B. (1965). Interpretation of symptoms: Fact or fiction? Behaviour Research and Therapy, 3, 1-7.
Maher, B.A. (1978). A reader’s, writer’s, and reviewer’s guide to assessing research reports in clinical psychology. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46, 835-838.
Kendler, K.S. (2005). Toward a philosophical structure for psychiatry. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 433-440.
Gigerenzer, G. et al. (2009, April). Knowing your chances: What health stats really mean. Scientific American Mind, 44-51.
V. Thinking Scientifically about Assessment and Psychotherapy
Lilienfeld, S.O., Wood, J.M., & Garb, H.N. (2006). Why questionable psychological tests remain popular. Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, 10, 6-15.
Harkness, A.R., & Lilienfeld, S.O. (1997). Individual differences science for treatment planning: Personality traits. Psychological Assessment, 9, 349-360.
Sechrest, L., & Smith, B. (1994). Psychotherapy is the practice of psychology. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 4, 1-29.
Beyerstein, B.L. (1999). Social and judgmental biases that make inert treatments seem to work. Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, 3, 16-29.
Stuart, R. (2004). Twelve suggestions for developing multicultural competence. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35, 3-9.
