Methodological Problems

Methodological Problems in Free-Response ESP Experiments

Various methodological problems have occurred in some recent free-response experiments in parapsychology. Statistical errors have involved improper assumptions of independence, multiple analysis of data, and, to a lesser extent, data selection and misapplication of the normal approximation to the binomial. The inability to accurately measure information in free-response judging procedures has l...

Methodological problems of clinical trials in dementia.

Conceptual and Methodological Problems in Psychoanalysis

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Bipolar disorder-methodological problems and future perspectives

Since its "rebirth" in 1966, bipolar disorder (BPD) has rapidly come to occupy a central position in the research and treatment of mood disorders. Compared with major depressive disorder (MDD), BPD is a more serious condition, characterized by much more frequent recurrence, more complex comorbidity, and higher mortality. One major problem is the lack of valid definitions in adult and in child p...

Instrumentality Theories: Conceptual and Methodological Problems

Instrumentality or expectancy theories have recently been used to predict the effort, performance and satisfaction of employees In various organizational settings. The thecry states that behavior can be predicted from (1) the probability of the act leadln» to some outcomes multiplied by (2) the evaluation of thesa outcomes. Much of the research using these ideas was originally conducted in the ...