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Direct linkJohnson, Matthew D. – American Psychologist, 2013
The author is gratified and encouraged that such an esteemed group of relationship scientists as Hawkins et al. (2013, this issue) want to continue the discussion of government-supported marriage and relationship education (MRE) programs for lower income couples by responding to his article (Johnson, May-June 2012). In their comment, they argued…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Federal Programs, Data, Marriage
Peer reviewedHogan, Robert; And Others – American Psychologist, 1977
Suggests that personality assessment is an organic and logical extension of personality theory, and its role is nonoverlapping but complementary to that of experimental social psychology in the study of human social behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Personality Studies
Peer reviewedCeci, Stephen J.; Walker, Elaine – American Psychologist, 1983
Discusses legal, ethical, and pragmatic issues concerning psychologists' willingness or unwillingness to share data from Federally sponsored research projects with other researchers and the public. Presents a proposal to mandate data sharing, and discusses technical and ethical costs and benefits of such a proposal. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Accountability, Confidentiality, Databases, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedZuckerman, Marvin – American Psychologist, 1990
Discusses the difficulties of defining races and establishing statistical differences between such groups. Points out that studies of such aspects as temperament or basic personality traits show much more variation within groups than between groups. Investigators of such questions should be especially careful to use sound methodology and cautious…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Race, Racial Bias, Racial Differences
Wang, Vivian Ota; Sue, Stanley – American Psychologist, 2005
The difficulties of operationalizing race in research and practice for social, behavioral, and genetic researchers and practitioners are neither new nor related to recent genetic knowledge. For geneticists, the bases for understanding groups are clines, observed traits that gradually change in frequency between geographic regions without distinct…
Descriptors: Race, Scientists, Psychologists, Behavioral Sciences
Peer reviewedDeitz, Samuel M. – American Psychologist, 1978
The main question explored in this article is whether behavior analysts are more interested in examining the variables of which socially important behaviors are a function, or in improving those behaviors. It is concluded that improvement is currently more important to researchers than analysis. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems
Peer reviewedMessick, Samuel – American Psychologist, 1995
Presents a comprehensive review of validity that includes an empirical evaluation of the actual and potential consequences of score interpretation and use, how those consequences come about, and what determines them. Six distinguishable aspects of construct validity are highlighted as a means of addressing central issues implicit in the notion of…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Content Validity, Models
