A reply to two critics.

Responds to comments by J. A. Mu?oz (see record 1986-12848-001) and M. B. Smith (see record 1986-12870-001) on the present author's (see record 1985-12952-001) contention that the American Psychological Association should not be involved in social advocacy. The present author questions how social responsibilities are to be recognized and whether it is appropriate to give ethics a corporate voice. (2 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A more human psychology at the crossroads.

Comments on articles by S. F. Schneider (see record 1990-18681-001) and M. B. Smith (see record 1990-20955-001). Neither article directly mentions Division 32 (Humanistic Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. The importance of this division in the discipline is stressed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reasserting the authority of science.

Argues that G. B. Melton (see record 1991-07135-001) misunderstood several aspects of the article by W. Gardner et al (see record 1989-32704-001) concerning the American Psychological Association's amicus briefs on adolescent abortion. The scope of a position presented for legal advocacy should depend on the quality of the empirical support for that stance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Publication counts and scholastic productivity: Comment on Howard, Cole, and Maxwell.

Argues that the study of research productivity by G. S. Howard et al (see record 1988-09385-001) replicated the failure of W. M. Cox and V. Catt (see record 1978-21651-001) to use a representative sample by selecting only in-house American Psychological Association (APA) journals and ignoring some journals published by specific APA divisions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychological publications.

Articles by Y. Brackbill and F. Korten (see record 1971-03212-001) and R. G. Kinkade (see record 1971-03214-001) raise difficult questions about psychological publications. Suggestions are offered for helping referees and editors in the review and selection of articles for publication in American Psychological Association journals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"How much can we boost IQ and scholastic achievement": Addendum.

Responds to the critique by the Council for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (see record 1990-56779-001) of A. R. Jensen's article (see record 1969-09740-001) concerning the influence of heredity vs environment on IQ and scholastic achievement and suggests that the critique draws attention to Jensen's use of a social definition of race for the population tested for IQ. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Biological versus social evolution.

Comments on the number of responses (e.g., L. G. Wispe and J. N. Thompson, Jr.; see record 1977-06633-001) to D. T. Campbell's (see record 1976-12046-001) American Psychological Association presidential address on the issue of biological vs social evolution. The author agrees with Wispe and Thompson on the link between evolutionary theory and political conservatism. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Graduate education in psychology: Time for a change?

Contends that the emergence and growth of professional schools that provide psychological knowledge and training to those seeking applied careers constitutes the most visible attempt to alter the training of psychologists. The American Psychological Association's Education and Training Board has been mandated to evaluate the scope and mechanisms of the accreditation of doctoral psychology programs and to develop a planning committee for a national conference on university-based graduate education in psychology. Proposals for change suggested by R. E. Fox et al (see record 1986-12821-001), R. L. Klatzky et al (see record 1986-13164-001), and M. E. Olbrisch et al (see record 1986-12850-001) are discussed. (7 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Self-help task forces revisited: A reply to Dr. Lowman.

Addresses comments by R. L. Lowman (see record 1994-34536-001) about G. M. Rosen's (see record 1993-42527-001) discussion of the American Psychological Association's response to self-help therapies. Instances of apparent misinformation regarding the origin of task forces or work groups, failure to endorse work group recommendations, and suppression of work group documents are clarified. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"Sex bias in psychological research: Progress or complacency?": Response.

Responds to the L. Gannon et al (see record 1992-23274-001) comments on the F. L. Denmark et al (see record 1988-34553-001) paper, "Guidelines for Avoiding Sexism in Psychological Research." The authors note that the intent of Denmark et al was to point out common examples of sex bias in psychological research and offer scientifically sound recommendations to prevent or reduce sex bias. However, the authors reaffirm the scientific need to analyze and report sex differences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychopharmacology for children and adolescents: Commentary on current issues and future challenges.

Responds to some of the major issues raised by the American Psychological Association (1992) Division 16 Task Force and by R. T. Brown et al (see record 1994-34463-001), T. Kubiszyn (see record 1994-34489-001), and S. T. DeMers (see record 1994-34471-001) concerning the role of the school psychologist in practice and in facilitating research on psychopharmacology. It is concluded that the major issues confronting school psychology as a profession include increasing its role in research on child psychotherapy, and, within the context of intervention options, biological interventions as well. Carving out a role in psychopharmacology for the school psychologists should not overshadow training in broader areas of biomedical and psychosocial interventions, nor should it limit the focus of research efforts only in these areas. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accuracy and objectivity on behalf of the APA.

Responds to G. V. Barrett and S. B. Morris's (see record 1993-19875-001) comment on the article by S. T. Fiske et al (see record 1992-07509-001) praising the American Psychological Association's (APA's) amicus brief to the Supreme Court addressing gender stereotyping. The consensus of the experts in the area of gender stereotyping, which includes neither Barrett nor Morris, places their perspective as deviant. Barrett and Morris question a data base that is far broader than the illustrative studies cited in the brief. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

C. M. Louttit and Psychological Abstracts.

R. A. Littman indicates that L. T. Benjamin and G. R. VandenBos's history of Psychological Abstracts (see record 2006-22042-001) is a fine account of how the American Psychological Association has carried out its responsibility to provide access to psychological research and writing. Littman was pleased to see Mac Louttit's work as editor brought out, and he takes this occasion to give a bit more information about this gifted man's career. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Comparison of convolution and matrix distributed memory systems for associative recall and recognition.

[Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 92(4) of Psychological Review (see record 2008-10982-001). In this article, there were two erroneous sentences, one on page 284 and one on page 285. The sentences are corrected in the erratum.] Compares 2 closely related distributed memory models in terms of plausibility; arithmetic simplicity; economy of storage space; and ability to account for associative, similarity, and order data in recall and recognition. It is argued that the storage-retrieval system brought about by the convolution-correlation concept outlined by M. A. Eich (see record 1983-04922-001) and B. B. Murdock (see record 1983-04936-001) is neurally implausible, necessitates more complex analyses, and is less economical in storage space than is the matrix memory concept described by J. A. Anderson et al (see record 1978-22353-001). It is shown that the matrix model can easily account for associative symmetry–asymmetry data and for item similarity effects. Means and variances of operating strength for various recall and recognition situations, modeled by the matrix system, are presented, and it is shown how signal-to-noise ratios can be derived. (25 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Individualism-collectivism, social-network orientation, and acculturation as predictors of attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Chinese Americans.

Several culturally based variables were used to predict the patterns of help-seeking attitudes among a sample of 219 Chinese-American students in a large midwestern university. Cultural values operationalized by the H. C. Triandis et al (see record 1988-13667-001) Individualism-Collectivism Scale, social support attitudes operationalized by A. Vaux's (see record 1987-09232-001) Network Orientation Scale, and the continuous variable of acculturation operationalized by the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-ldentity Acculturation Scale (R. M. Suinn et al; see record 1987-30187-001) were selected as predictors of attitudes as measured by E. H. Fischer and J. L. Turner's (1970) Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale. Each of the 4 independent variables were found to be significant predictors of attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. The counseling and research implications of the results are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Really Now, Gentlemen!

Comments on the article (see record 1967-05170-001) that discussed an American Psychological Association committee report on problems associated with growing diversity within psychology. The current author challenges the impression of discord and the image of the profession that this report projected. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A picture is worth less than a thousand words: Response to reviewers.

Responds to comments by J. A. Naglieri, A. N. Bardos, F. M. Gresham, R. W. Kamphaus and K. L. Pleiss, W. H. Holtzman, and H. M. Knoff (see PA, Vol 81:4010, 3988, 3995, 4000, 3997, and 4001, respectively) regarding R. W. Motta et al's (see record 1994-04005-001) article on the use of human figure drawings in psychological assessments. Evidence for the lack of validity for these drawings is reiterated, and it is suggested that the continued use of them may be counter to the American Psychological Association Code of Ethics (see record 1993-19413-001). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Singling out self-administered behavior therapies for professional overview: A comment on Rosen.

Discusses problems surrounding G. M. Rosen's (see record 1976-24485-001) recommendation that a committee within the American Psychological Association be established to monitor the self-administered behavior therapies. The lack of emphasis on other self-help materials is examined. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Postmodern psychology: Resonance and reflection.

K. J. Gergen comments on the reactions to his exchange (see record 1994-37275-001) with M. B. Smith (see record 1994-37277-001) from R. L. Russell and M. D. Gaubatz (see record 1995-36714-001); B. Denner (see record 1995-36711-001); D. Mente (see record 1995-36713-001); and D. White and A. Wang (see record 1995-36716-001). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)