Abstract: | Presents the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contribution, given by the American Psychological Association at the annual convention. The 1968 award recipients are James E. Birren (behavioral gerontology), Eleanor J. Gibson (perceptual learning and development) and Muzafer Sherif (interpresonal behavior and psychophysics). Included for each recipient are the citation text, biography and bibliography of scientific publications. The recipients for 1956 through 1967 are listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |