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Introduction to the Taxometric Method

Author : John Ruscio
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113580995X
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to the Taxometric Method written by John Ruscio and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the Taxometric Method is a user-friendly, practical guide to taxometric research. Drawing from both classic and contemporary research, it provides a comprehensive introduction to the method. With helpful tools and guidance, the book is intended to teach those new to the method, as well as those already familiar with it, tips on how to conduct and evaluate taxometric investigations. The book covers a broad range of analytic techniques, describing their logic and implementation as well as what is known about their performance from systematic study. The book opens with the background material essential to understanding the research problems that the taxometric method addresses. The authors then explain the data requirements of taxometric analysis, the logic of each procedure, factors that can influence results and lead to misinterpretations, suggestions for choosing the best procedures, and methodological safeguards to prevent erroneous conclusions. Illustrative examples of each procedure and consistency test demonstrate how to perform analyses and interpret results using a variety of data sets. A checklist of conceptual and methodological issues that should be addressed in any investigation is included. The downloadable resources provide a variety of programs for performing taxometric analyses along with simulations and analyses of data sets. Introduction to the Taxometric Method is ideal for researchers and students conducting or evaluating taxometric studies in the social and behavioral sciences, especially those in clinical and personality psychology, as well as those in the physical sciences, education, biology, and beyond. The book also serves as a text for courses on this method, or as a supplement in psychological assessment, statistics, or research methods courses. Familiarity with taxometrics is not assumed.

Taxometrics

Author : Norman B. Schmidt
Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
ISBN 13 : 9781591471424
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Taxometrics written by Norman B. Schmidt and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this book is to begin the ambitious task of "true diagnostics," standing on the shoulders of taxometric theory, by reviewing taxometric studies, analyzing several large new data sets, and trusting in the future cooperation and enterprise of psychologists and others who read this book. The book begins with a review of the nature of classification procedures by highlighting some of its main problems and controversies. In chapter 2, the evolution of our current diagnostic system--the DSM--is discussed and the central argument is advanced. The authors suggest that for the DSM to continue to advance, we must begin to scientifically determine the underlying nature of these diagnostic entities through the use of procedures such as taxometrics. Chapter 3 offers a detailed analytic primer on the nature of taxometrics. The primer is written in a user-friendly manner so clinicians and others not familiar with the underlying mathematics associated with taxometrics can gain a full understanding of the importance and utility of these procedures. Chapter 4 is specifically focused on outlining a method by which taxometric procedures can be applied to diagnostic entities within the DSM. The final two chapters provide a review of the current taxometrics literature and the degree to which it has been applied to specific psychopathological entities (e.g., schizophrenia spectrum, anxiety, eating disorders). In summary, this book represents a "call to action" to revolutionize the diagnostic system. The point of this book is not that a diagnostic revolution has occurred; it is that it can and should occur and that, to a degree, it is occurring. Through this book, the authors hope to stimulate this enterprise by describing it, summarizing its initial progress, and contributing toward it. The enterprise, although difficult, is clearly feasible (within years not decades), if a core of psychological scientists join the fray. One of the main purposes of the book is to invite them to contribute to this cause"--Intro. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).

Multivariate Taxometric Procedures

Author : Niels G. Waller
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Multivariate Taxometric Procedures written by Niels G. Waller and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can taxometric procedures be used to distinguish types (species, latent classes, taxa) from continua (dimensions, latent traits, factors); and, if so, how? Aimed at demystifying this process, Waller and Meehl unpack Meehl's work on the MAXCOV-HITMAX procedure to reveal the underlying rationale of MAXCOV in simple terms and show how this technique can be profitably used in a variety of disciplines by researchers in their taxonomic work.

Granular Computing and Decision-Making

Author : Witold Pedrycz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319168290
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Granular Computing and Decision-Making written by Witold Pedrycz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is devoted to interactive and iterative processes of decision-making– I2 Fuzzy Decision Making, in brief. Decision-making is inherently interactive. Fuzzy sets help realize human-machine communication in an efficient way by facilitating a two-way interaction in a friendly and transparent manner. Human-centric interaction is of paramount relevance as a leading guiding design principle of decision support systems. The volume provides the reader with an updated and in-depth material on the conceptually appealing and practically sound methodology and practice of I2 Fuzzy Decision Making. The book engages a wealth of methods of fuzzy sets and Granular Computing, brings new concepts, architectures and practice of fuzzy decision-making providing the reader with various application studies. The book is aimed at a broad audience of researchers and practitioners in numerous disciplines in which decision-making processes play a pivotal role and serve as a vehicle to produce solutions to existing problems. Those involved in operations research, management, various branches of engineering, social sciences, logistics, and economics will benefit from the exposure to the subject matter. The book may serve as a useful and timely reference material for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in courses on decision-making, Computational Intelligence, operations research, pattern recognition, risk management, and knowledge-based systems.

A Paul Meehl Reader

Author : Niels G. Waller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134812140
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book A Paul Meehl Reader written by Niels G. Waller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book introduces a new generation to the important insights of Paul Meehl. In addition to selected papers from the classic reader, Psychodiagnosis, this book features new material selected from Meehl's most influential writings. The resulting collection is a tour de force illustrating quantitative analysis of life science problems, an examination of the inadequacy of some methods of analysis, and a review of the application of taxometrics. A Paul Meehl Reader is organized into five content areas: theory building and appraisal - how we discover and test the true causal relations of psychological constructs; specific etiology - an examination of genetic, behavioral, and environmental etiology in psychopathology; diagnosis and prediction - a review of the appropriate use of base rates; taxometrics - a look at Meehl's development of the method he invented; thinking effectively about psychological questions - a critique of correlation research and the power of quantitative thinking in psychology. The Reader features section introductions to orient the reader and provide a context and structure for Paul Meehl's work. The section on diagnosis and prediction features problem sets with solutions to guide the reader through practical applications of the principles described. Accompanying downloadable resources contain footage from Paul Meehl's engaging seminar on clinical versus statistical prediction. This book appeals to advanced students and professionals in psychology, sociology, law, education, human development, and philosophy.

Differentiating Normal and Abnormal Personality

Author : Stephen Strack, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780826132079
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Differentiating Normal and Abnormal Personality written by Stephen Strack, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-05-16 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This updated and expanded second edition of this influential book has no competition. There is no competition because there are no other books like it on the market and also because of the breadth and importance of the topics that are covered by leading-edge researchers in the field....Would be an excellent centerpiece for graduate courses in personality psychology. It provides state-of-the-art reviews of theories, statistical methods, assessment methods, and research findings. The topics and the quality of the writing should make the book highly appealing to students in both personality and abnormal psychology."--PsycCRITIQUES This long-awaited, completely new update to a classic text offers a state-of-the-art overview of a rapidly growing field that seeks to integrate the study of normal and abnormal personality. Written by some of the most influential personologists of the 21st century, including Aaron Beck, C. Robert Cloninger, Robert McCrae, and Theodore Millon, chapters show how current theories, statistical methods, and assessment instruments can be used to understand the entire spectrum of personality functioning, from normal to disordered. With graduate students and professionals new to the field in mind, this book provides information about the central issues that are being addressed by researchers and clinicians in the realm of normal-abnormal personality today. In addition, it provides essential terminology, ideas, and methods that are unique to the field at large as well as basic tools needed to become a participant in normal-abnormal psychology. Divided into three parts, the book presents an overview of major theories, statistical methods, and measurement instruments, including: Seven influential models of personality and psychopathology Four statistical methods for use in taxonomy, diagnosis, similarities and differences between normal and abnormal personality, and genetic and environmental influences Problems and pitfalls in designing empirical studies in the realm of normal-abnormal personality Empirically-based introductions and reviews of five widely-used instruments for assessing normal-abnormal personality

Plant Systematics

Author : Gurcharan Singh
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000586758
Total Pages : 879 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Plant Systematics written by Gurcharan Singh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 879 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth edition of Plant Systematics is completely revised and updated. It incorporates the updated International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Shenzhen Code, 2018), the new version of PhyloCode (Beta version of Phylocode 5, 2014), APweb version 14 (September, 2018), revised Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification (APG IV, 2016), new Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group Classification (PPG I, 2016), besides the updates since the publication of third edition. The book is a blend of classical fundamental aspects and recent developments, especially in the field of molecular systematics, cladistics and computer identification. Special attention has been given to information on botanical nomenclature, identification, molecular systematics and phylogeny of angiosperms. The complicated concepts of phylogeny, taxometrics and cladistics have been explained with a view to providing a comparison between these diverse but interactive fields of study. An attempt has been made to build upon a common example when exploring different methods, especially in procedures of identification, taxometrics and cladistics. The major systems of classification are evaluated critically. Discussion on major families of Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, especially those of major phylogenetic interest, form a major portion of this edition. The ebook includes nearly 500 color photographs set out in 36 pages covering plants from different parts of the world. In addition, 305 black & white illustrations have been included to provide a better understanding of the plants covered in the book.

Attachment

Author : Ross A. Thompson
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462546021
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Attachment written by Ross A. Thompson and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nine central issues relevant to attachment theory and research constitute this volume: Defining attachment and attachment security, Measuring the security of attachment, The nature and functioning of internal working models, Stability and change in attachment security, Influence of early attachment, Culture and attachment, Separation and loss, Attachment-based interventions, and Attachment, systems, and services. This is a time of widening interest in attachment theory, and this book exists alongside others that provide perspective on the field as a whole. The authors of these chapters have synthesized their views into fresh perspectives that, juxtaposed with others addressing the same questions, offer novel and useful insights into the current status of attachment theory and research, and perspective on its future"--

Relational Processes and DSM-V

Author : Steven R. Beach
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
ISBN 13 : 1585627097
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Relational Processes and DSM-V written by Steven R. Beach and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2007-05-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking to integrate the large volume of clinical research on relational processes and mental health disorders with other scientific advances in psychiatry, Relational Processes and DSM-V builds on exciting advances in clinical research on troubled relationships. These advances included marked improvements in the assessment and epidemiology of troubled relationships as well the use of genetics, neuroscience, and immunology to explore the importance of close relationships in clinical practice. Advances in family-based intervention, and prevention are also highlighted to help practitioners and researchers find common ground and begin an empirically based discussion about the best way to revise the DSM. Given the overwhelming research showing that relationships play a role in regulating neurobiology and genetic expression and are critical for understanding schizophrenia, conduct disorder, and depression among other disorders, relational processes must be a part of any empirically based plan for revising psychiatric nosology in DSM-V. The chapters in this book counter the perspective that we can safely discard the biopsychosocial model that has guided psychiatry in the past. The contributors examine the relevance of close relationships in such issues as the basic psychopathology of mental disorders, factors influencing maintenance and relapse, sources of burden for family members, and guiding family-based interventions. By tying relational processes to basic research on psychopathology, they demonstrate the value of integrating basic behavioral and brain research with a sophisticated understanding of the self-organizing and self-sustaining characteristics of relationships. Coverage includes: research linking relational processes to neuroscience, neurobiology, health outcomes, intervention research, prevention research, and genetics consideration of specific circumstances, such as promoting healthy parenting following divorce and relational processes in depressed Latino adolescents optimal approaches to the assessment of relational processes with clinical significance, such as child abuse, partner abuse, and expressed emotion. a simple introduction to the methodology of taxometrics, offering insight into whether key relational processes are distinct categories or continuously distributed variables an overview of the links between relational processes and psychiatric outcomes, providing a theoretical foundation for the discussion of links to psychopathology Together, these contributions seek to develop a shared commitment among clinicians, researchers, and psychopathologists to take seriously the issue of relational processes as they relate to diagnoses within DSM-and to encourage mental health care workers at all levels to harness the generative and healing properties of intimate relationships and make them a focus of clinical practice. It is a book that will prove useful to all who are interested in integrating greater sensitivity to relational processes in their work.

Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders

Author : Dean McKay
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441977848
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders written by Dean McKay and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it school refusal or separation anxiety disorder? Can preschoolers have panic attacks? Does food neophobia really exist? For readers seeking ways to improve assessment, case conceptualization, or treatment plans as well as a more general understanding of anxiety disorders among children, the Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders addresses these and many other complex issues. A straightforward companion to the diagnostic manuals, this volume crosses theoretical boundaries to describe in depth the wide range of children’s anxiety disorders and to explain the developmental nuances that separate them from their adult analogues. Coverage includes: Diagnostic and etiological models of children’s anxiety disorders (i.e., genetic, cognitive-behavioral, taxonomic, neuropsychological, dimensional). Differential diagnosis guidelines for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), phobic conditions, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in youth. Ancillary factors in child and adolescent anxiety (e.g., personality, temperament, parenting issues, and comorbid conditions). Psychological, pharmacological, and combined treatments for childhood anxiety disorders. Special populations and emerging areas of interest, including anxiety disorders in the contexts of chronic health problems and developmental disabilities. The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in psychology, psychiatry, social work and counseling as well as allied professionals in hospitals, community mental health centers, schools, and private practice.

Current Perspectives on the Anxiety Disorders

Author : Steven Taylor, PhD, ABPP
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826132480
Total Pages : 551 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Current Perspectives on the Anxiety Disorders written by Steven Taylor, PhD, ABPP and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book synthesizes the best of the new research related to anxiety disorders and how they are classified and diagnosed. Dr. Dean McKay and his co-editors have brought together leading authorities from multiple theoretical traditions to present the new directions and perspectives in the field of anxiety research. The contributors also discuss why current classification systems are inadequate, and what revisions should be made. The book presents in-depth discussions of how anxiety disorders are understood and assessed, as well as potential new implications for DSM-V. Key features: Covers the existing descriptive approach to the study of anxiety disorders, its adequacy in diagnosis, and its limitations Discusses the major theoretical and methodological approaches used to assess anxiety, such as fear circuitry, taxometric methods, actigraphy, neuroscience, and behavioral genetics Reviews diagnostic and classification controversies that center on specific anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and worry This book covers the full spectrum of theoretical and empirical approaches used in the study, diagnosis, and classification of anxiety problems. In short, this volume serves as the authoritative reference book on the conceptualization and diagnosis of anxiety disorders.

Psychology in the Bathroom

Author : Nick Haslam
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230367550
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Psychology in the Bathroom written by Nick Haslam and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting cutting-edge science in a playful manner, this exploration of a topic that has been veiled by taboo, the psychology of excretion, surveys an assortment of embarrassing processes, shameful disorders and disgusting habits taking the reader on a tour of the history and literature of elimination.

Handbook of Eating Disorders and Obesity

Author : J. Kevin Thompson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Eating Disorders and Obesity written by J. Kevin Thompson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special coverage addresses cosmetic surgery and cosmetic medical treatments, how the media influences eating disorders, weight and shape concerns of boys and men, cross-cultural aspects of eating disorders, child sexual abuse and eating disorders, and a feminist approach to eating disorders. Book cover.

Basics of Structural Equation Modeling

Author : Geoffrey M. Maruyama
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 150632035X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Basics of Structural Equation Modeling written by Geoffrey M. Maruyama and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1997-09-22 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the availability of software programs such as LISREL, EQS, and AMOS modeling techniques have become a popular tool for formalized presentation of the hypothesized relationships underlying correlational research and for testing the plausibility of hypothesizing for a particular data set. The popularity of these techniques, however, has often led to misunderstandings of them, particularly by students being exposed to them for the first time. Through the use of careful narrative explanation, Basics of Structural Equation Modeling describes the logic underlying structural equation modeling (SEM) approaches, describes how SEM approaches relate to techniques like regression and factor analysis, analyzes the strengths and shortcomings of SEM as compared to alternative methodologies, and explores the various methodologies for analyzing structural equation data.

Handbook of Research Methods in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology

Author : Dean McKay
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412916305
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research Methods in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology written by Dean McKay and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Research Methods in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology presents a diverse range of areas critical to any researcher or student entering the field. It provides valuable information on the foundations of research methods, including validity in experimental design, ethics, and statistical methods. The contributors discuss design and instrumentation for methods that are particular to abnormal and clinical psychology, including behavioral assessment, psychophysiological assessment and observational methods. They also offer details on new advances in research methodology and analysis, such as meta-analysis, taxometric methods, item response theory, and approaches to determining clinical significance. In addition, this volume covers specialty topics within abnormal and clinical psychology from forensic psychology to behavior genetics to treatment outcome methods.

Systematics Association Publication

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Systematics Association Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Twelve Years of Correspondence With Paul Meehl

Author : Donald R. Peterson
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1351538330
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Years of Correspondence With Paul Meehl written by Donald R. Peterson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996 Division 12 of the APA presented Centennial Awards to two psychologists who were considered to have made the greatest lifetime contributions to the discipline. One of those individuals was Paul Meehl. Dr. Meehl's writings on research methodology and mental illness influenced generations of researchers and psychotherapists. Twelve Years of Correspondence With Paul Meehl is composed mainly of letters between Drs. Paul Meehl and Donald Peterson during the final 12 years of Meehl's life. After Meehl's death, Dr. Peterson revisited their correspondence, and found a remarkable order in it. One topic flowed into another. With some connective, explanatory text, the letters shaped themselves into a book. The correspondence forms a story of the relationship between an extraordinary mentor and his student, as well as a dialogue between two eminent psychologists. The letters explore penetrating questions, and underlying arguments, about some of the most recalcitrant issues that scientists and practitioners encounter in their efforts to understand the human condition. Paul Meehl contributed notably to seven areas: philosophy of science, learning, schizophrenia, clinical and research training, personality assessment, taxometrics, and clinical versus statistical prediction. The letters touch on each of these areas and examine some issues more thoroughly than either Meehl or Peterson had done in any other writings. The book includes an extensive set of endnotes that identify the many works that are referred to in the letters as well as explanatory comments. This intimate look at Paul Meehl's way of thinking will appeal to graduate students and professionals in such diverse fields as psychology, psychiatry, biology, sociology, law, education, and philosophy.