Association for Psychological Science

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The Association for Psychological Science (APS), previously the American Psychological Society, is a society for scientific psychology, whose mission is to "promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of human welfare." As a nonprofit organization, it is "dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national level." To this end, it holds annual meetings and publishes several journals, and works with government agencies to promote scientific psychology.

Membership

The society has almost 18,000 members from all over the world. Members must hold doctoral degrees in psychology or medical degrees with psychiatry (or a related field) as specialty, and have an interest in scientific psychology. Graduate and undergraduate students may enroll as affiliates in the Association for Psychological Science Student caucus. The current president (2007-2008) is John T. Cacioppo and the President-Elect is Walter Mischel.

History

APS was founded August 12, 1988, in the hopes of forming an association devoted to scientific psychology, as opposed to professional psychology, which dominates the American Psychological Association. The APS grew quickly, surpassing 5,000 members in its first six months. In 2005, proposals were put forth to change the name of the society from the American Psychological Society to the Association for Psychological Science. Voting on-line was conducted in October, 2005. Members overwhelmingly voted to adopt the new name. The name change took effect on January 1, 2006.

Past Presidents

2006 - 2007 Morton Ann Gernsbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2005 - 2006 Michael S. Gazzaniga, University of California, Santa Barbara
2004 - 2005 Robert W. Levenson, University of California, Berkeley
2003 - 2004 Henry L. Roediger, III, Washington University in St. Louis
2002 - 2003 Susan T. Fiske, Princeton University
2001 - 2002 John Darley, Princeton University
2000 - 2001 Robert A. Bjork, University of California, Los Angeles
1999 - 2000 Elizabeth D. Capaldi, University of Buffalo
1998 - 1999 Elizabeth Loftus, University of California, Irvine
1997 - 1998 Kay Deaux, CUNY Graduate School
1996 - 1997 Sandra Scarr, University of Virginia
1995 - 1996 Richard Thompson, University of Southern California
1993 - 1995 Marilynn Brewer, Ohio State University
1991 - 1993 Gordon Bower, Stanford University
1989 - 1991 James L. McGaugh, University of California, Irvine
1988 - 1989 Janet Spence, University of Texas
1988 Charles Kiesler, University of Missouri

Convention

The first APS Convention was held in Alexandria, Virginia on June 10-12, 1989. The convention is held annually in May or June. The most recent, the 19th Annual Convention was held in May, 2007, in Washington, DC. The next convention is set to take place in Chicago, Illinois in May 2008. A list of past and future conventions is available at the APS web site

Publications and Journals

The APS publishes the Observer, a monthly magazine covering issues and research that concern the members of the society. The flagship journal of the organization is Psychological Science, which is considered one of the most influential publications in the field. APS also publishes three other journals: Current Directions in Psychological Science, Psychological Science in the Public Interest, and its newest addition, Perspectives on Psychological Science.

External links

APS official home page

Source

History of APS

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