HANDBOOK of PSYCHOLOGY - Volume 4 - Experimental Psychology

Sep 21, 2026

HANDBOOK of PSYCHOLOGY Volume 4 focuses on experimental psychology and positions it within the broader 12-volume Handbook of Psychology. The preface describes psychology as a highly diverse science of behavior and applied technology, spanning natural and social domains. It explains two unifying threads: a common historical foundation and an ongoing commitment to research methods for collecting and analyzing behavioral data. Volume 4 is presented as the core specialty area within that framework.

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Handbook of Psychology

Editorial structure and volume list

Preface and purpose of the 12-volume Handbook

Unifying threads: history and research methods

Scope of specialty content (Volumes 3-7)

Scope of professional practice (Volumes 8-12)

HANDBOOK of PSYCHOLOGY VOLUME 4 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Alice F. Healy Robert W. Proctor Volume Editors Irving B. Weiner Editor-in-Chief John Wiley & Sons, Inc. HANDBOOK of PSYCHOLOGY HANDBOOK of PSYCHOLOGY VOLUME 4 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Alice F. Healy Robert W. Proctor Volume Editors Irving B. Weiner Editor-in-Chief John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Editorial Board Volume 1 History of Psychology Donald K. Freedheim, PhD Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Volume 2 Research Methods in Psychology John A. Schinka, PhD University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Wayne F. Velicer, PhD University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island Volume 3 Biological Psychology Michela Gallagher, PhD Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Randy J. Nelson, PhD Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Volume 4 Experimental Psychology Alice F. Healy, PhD University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Robert W. Proctor, PhD Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Volume 5 Personality and Social Psychology Theodore Millon, PhD Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology Coral Gables, Florida Melvin J. Lerner, PhD Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida Volume 6 Developmental Psychology Richard M. Lerner, PhD M. Ann Easterbrooks, PhD Jayanthi Mistry, PhD Tufts University Medford, Massachusetts Volume 7 Educational Psychology William M. Reynolds, PhD Humboldt State University Arcata, California Gloria E. Miller, PhD University of Denver Denver, Colorado Volume 8 Clinical Psychology George Stricker, PhD Adelphi University Garden City, New York Thomas A. Widiger, PhD University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Volume 9 Health Psychology Arthur M. Nezu, PhD Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD Pamela A. Geller, PhD Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Volume 10 Assessment Psychology John R. Graham, PhD Kent State University Kent, Ohio Jack A. Naglieri, PhD George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Volume 11 Forensic Psychology Alan M. Goldstein, PhD John Jay College of Criminal Justice–CUNY New York, New York Volume 12 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Walter C. Borman, PhD University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Daniel R. Ilgen, PhD Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Richard J. Klimoski, PhD George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Handbook of Psychology Preface Psychology atthe beginning of the twenty-ﬁrst century has become a highly diverse field of scientific study and applied technology. Psychologists commonly regard their discipline as the science of behavior, and the American Psychological Association has formally designated 2000 to 2010 as the“Decade of Behavior.” The pursuits of behavioral scientists range from the natural sciences to the social sciences and embrace a wide variety of objects of investigation. Some psychologists have more in common with biologists than with most other psychologists, and some have more in common with sociologists than with most of their psychological colleagues. Some psychologists are interested primarily in thebehavior of animals, some in the behavior of people, and others in the behavior of organizations. These and other dimensions of difference among psychological scientists are matched by equal if not greater heterogeneity among psychological practitioners, who currently apply a vast array of methods in many different settings to achieve highly varied purposes. Psychology has been rich in comprehensive encyclopedias and in handbooks devoted to speciﬁc topics in the ﬁeld. However, there has not previously been any single handbook designed to cover the broad scope of psychological science and practice. The present 12-volume Handbook of Psychology was conceived to occupy this place in the literature. Leading national and international scholars and practitioners have collaborated to produce 297 authoritative an

FAQs

What is the overarching purpose of the 12-volume Handbook of Psychology?

It is designed to cover the broad scope of psychological science and practice in a single, coordinated series, bringing together authoritative chapters across fundamental facets of the discipline.

What two unifying threads does the preface highlight in psychology?

A common history rooted in conceptual and empirical approaches to understanding behavior, and a commitment to developing and using research methods to collect and analyze behavioral data.

Which volume is dedicated to experimental psychology in this Handbook?

Volume 4 is dedicated to experimental psychology.

Sep 21, 2026

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