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Chapter 4
Research Methods in Psychopathology
Abnormal Psychology,
Thirteenth Edition
by
Ann M. Kring,
Sheri L. Johnson,
Gerald C. Davison,
& John M. Neale
© 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 4: Research Methods in
Psychopathology
Clinical significance
• Is the association meaningful as well as statistically significant?
Control group
• Participants who do not receive treatment
• Standard against which treatment effectiveness is judged
External validity
• Extent to which results generalize beyond the study
Would results apply to others besides the study participants?