There has been much confusion in the literature of psychotherapy between broad concept evidence-based practice and narrower set criteria that have employed designating certain treatments as “empirically validated” or supported.” In contrast to appropriate concern with examining evidence for efficacy various approaches therapy theoretical assumptions underlie them, supported treatments” movement characterized more by ideology faulty than good science. This paper examines detail scientific...

This article examines a number of prom- inent trends in the conduct psychological research and considers how they may limit progress our field. Failure to appreciate important differences tempera- ment among researchers, as well differences. particular talents researchers bring their work, has prevented development psychology vigorous tradition fruitful theoretical inquiry. Misplaced emphasis on quantitative productivity, problem for all disciplines, is shown have particularly unfortu- nate...

The concepts of field dependence and psychological differentiation have provided an extremely valuable link between theories personality psychopathology laboratory research on perception cognition. However, confusion test construct failure to control adequately for intelligence made it difficult assess the limits concept differentiation. Further, basic understanding nature individual differences observed has been hampered by insufficient efforts distinguish stemming from in ability those...