Neil Thomason
Biographic Data
| ID | 4303191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil Thomason |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomason |
| SIGNATURE | THOMASON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Not the Same: A Comparison of Female and Male Clients Seeking Treatment from Problem Gambling Counselling Services
Past and Future American Psychological Association Guidelines for Statistical Practice
We review the publication guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1929 and document their advice for authors about statistical practice. Although the advice has been extended with each revision of the guidelines, it has largely focused on null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) to the exclusion of other statistical methods. In parallel, we review over 40 years of critiques of NHST in psychology. Until now, the critiqu…
Colloquium on Effect Sizes: The Roles of Editors, Textbook Authors, and the Publication Manual
Reformers have long argued that misuse of Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) is widespread and damaging. The authors analyzed 150 articles from the Journal of Applied Psychology ( JAP) covering 1940 to 1999. They examined statistical reporting practices related to misconceptions about NHST, American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines, and reform recommendations. The analysis reveals (a) inconsistency in reporting alpha and p valu…
Partners of Problem Gamblers Who Present for Counselling: Demographic Profile and Presenting Problems
n\t\t\t\t\tThis study examined the characteristics of partners of problem gamblers. The study participants were 440 partners, who sought help in a 12-month period from the publicly-funded Break Even counselling services in the state of Victoria, Australia. The analyses revealed that the partners of problem gamblers were far from an homogenous group, with having to face the consequences of another person's problematic gambling seeming to be the on…
Is more better? The relationship between outcomes achieved by problem gamblers and the number of counselling sessions attended
This paper addresses the question of how much intervention is necessary for the effective treatment of problem gambling by exploring the relationship between the number of counselling sessions attended and the degree of problem resolution achieved for 613 individuals who attended problem gambling counselling services in Victoria. While those who achieved partial or full resolution of presenting problems attended more sessions than those who finis…
Sex Differences in the Treatment Needs and Outcomes of Problem Gamblers
Previous studies have found significant differences between men and women who have sought help for problems associated with their gambling. While this raises the possibility of differing treatment needs, much of the research into treating problem gamblers is based on all-male samples. This article seeks to remedy this situation by reporting on sex differences in the treatment of 1,520 problem gamblers, almost half of whom are female, who sought h…
The Power of ARCHED Hypotheses: Feyerabend's Galileo as a Closet Rationalist
Science and Relativism: Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science
Could Lakatos, Even With Zahar's Criterion for Novel Fact, Evaluate the Copernican Research Programme
In ‘Why did Copernicus's research programme supersede Ptolemy's?’, Lakatos and Zahar argued that, on Zahar's criterion for ‘novel fact’, Copernican theory was objectively scientifically superior to Ptolemaic theory. They are mistaken, Lakatos and Zahar applied Zahar's criterion to ‘a historical thought-experiment’—fictional rather than real history. Further, in their fictional history, they compared Copernicus to Eudoxus rather than Ptolemy, igno…
Sex Differences in the Treatment Needs and Outcomes of Problem Gamblers
Previous studies have found significant differences between men and women who have sought help for problems associated with their gambling. While this raises the possibility of differing treatment needs, much of the research into treating problem gamblers is based on all-male samples. This article seeks to remedy this situation by reporting on sex differences in the treatment of 1,520 problem gamblers, almost half of whom are female, who sought h…
Could Lakatos, Even With Zahar's Criterion for Novel Fact, Evaluate the Copernican Research Programme
In ‘Why did Copernicus's research programme supersede Ptolemy's?’, Lakatos and Zahar argued that, on Zahar's criterion for ‘novel fact’, Copernican theory was objectively scientifically superior to Ptolemaic theory. They are mistaken, Lakatos and Zahar applied Zahar's criterion to ‘a historical thought-experiment’—fictional rather than real history. Further, in their fictional history, they compared Copernicus to Eudoxus rather than Ptolemy, igno…
Partners of Problem Gamblers Who Present for Counselling: Demographic Profile and Presenting Problems
n\t\t\t\t\tThis study examined the characteristics of partners of problem gamblers. The study participants were 440 partners, who sought help in a 12-month period from the publicly-funded Break Even counselling services in the state of Victoria, Australia. The analyses revealed that the partners of problem gamblers were far from an homogenous group, with having to face the consequences of another person's problematic gambling seeming to be the on…
Could Lakatos, Even With Zahar's Criterion for Novel Fact, Evaluate the Copernican Research Programme
In ‘Why did Copernicus's research programme supersede Ptolemy's?’, Lakatos and Zahar argued that, on Zahar's criterion for ‘novel fact’, Copernican theory was objectively scientifically superior to Ptolemaic theory. They are mistaken, Lakatos and Zahar applied Zahar's criterion to ‘a historical thought-experiment’—fictional rather than real history. Further, in their fictional history, they compared Copernicus to Eudoxus rather than Ptolemy, igno…
Science and Relativism: Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science
The Power of ARCHED Hypotheses: Feyerabend's Galileo as a Closet Rationalist
Sex Differences in the Treatment Needs and Outcomes of Problem Gamblers
Previous studies have found significant differences between men and women who have sought help for problems associated with their gambling. While this raises the possibility of differing treatment needs, much of the research into treating problem gamblers is based on all-male samples. This article seeks to remedy this situation by reporting on sex differences in the treatment of 1,520 problem gamblers, almost half of whom are female, who sought h…
Colloquium on Effect Sizes: The Roles of Editors, Textbook Authors, and the Publication Manual
Reformers have long argued that misuse of Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) is widespread and damaging. The authors analyzed 150 articles from the Journal of Applied Psychology ( JAP) covering 1940 to 1999. They examined statistical reporting practices related to misconceptions about NHST, American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines, and reform recommendations. The analysis reveals (a) inconsistency in reporting alpha and p valu…
Partners of Problem Gamblers Who Present for Counselling: Demographic Profile and Presenting Problems
n\t\t\t\t\tThis study examined the characteristics of partners of problem gamblers. The study participants were 440 partners, who sought help in a 12-month period from the publicly-funded Break Even counselling services in the state of Victoria, Australia. The analyses revealed that the partners of problem gamblers were far from an homogenous group, with having to face the consequences of another person's problematic gambling seeming to be the on…
Is more better? The relationship between outcomes achieved by problem gamblers and the number of counselling sessions attended
This paper addresses the question of how much intervention is necessary for the effective treatment of problem gambling by exploring the relationship between the number of counselling sessions attended and the degree of problem resolution achieved for 613 individuals who attended problem gambling counselling services in Victoria. While those who achieved partial or full resolution of presenting problems attended more sessions than those who finis…
Past and Future American Psychological Association Guidelines for Statistical Practice
We review the publication guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1929 and document their advice for authors about statistical practice. Although the advice has been extended with each revision of the guidelines, it has largely focused on null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) to the exclusion of other statistical methods. In parallel, we review over 40 years of critiques of NHST in psychology. Until now, the critiqu…
Not the Same: A Comparison of Female and Male Clients Seeking Treatment from Problem Gambling Counselling Services
Psychology (6 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Philosophy of science (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)