Prediction in Forensic and Neuropsychology: Sound Statistical Practices

ISBN-13: 9780805832259 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 328 str.

Ronald D. Franklin

Opis

Psychologists are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the ecological validity of their assessment procedures - to show that the recommendations concluding their evaluations are relevant to urgent concerns in the legal and social policy arenas, such as predicting dangerousness, awarding compensation, and choosing a custodial parent. How much damage does a referred patient have? Who or what caused the damage? What impact will it have on his or her future life, work and family? And what can be done to remedythe damage? The purpose of this study is to provide sound objective methods for answering these questions. It integrates the knowledge of experienced practitioners who offer state-of-the-art summaries of the best current approaches to evaluating difficult cases with that of basic theorists who describe emerging methods in both predictive and inferential statistics, such as Bayesian networks, that have proven their value in other scientific fields.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Introduction. C.A. Ruffalo, Advocacy in the Forensic Practice of Neuropsychology. R.D. Franklin, Neuropsychological Hypothesis Testing. R.D. Franklin, J. Krueger, Bayesian Inference and Belief Networks. R.D. Franklin, J. Krueger, Neuropsychological Evaluations as Statistical Evidence. G.J. Chelune, Assessing Reliable Neuropsychological Change. A. von Eye, C. Speil, M.J. Rovine, Configural Frequency Analysis in the Practice of Neuropsychology. M.L. Rohling, J. Langhinrichsen-Rohling, L.S. Miller, Actuarial Assessment of Malingering: Rohling's Interpretive Method. A. Kivioja, R.D. Franklin, Recovery of Function. S. Ke Jesus-Zayas, A.B. Fleming, The Prediction of Violent Behavior.

O autorze

Ronald D. Franklin