Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards for 1972.

The Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards are presented each year by the American Psychological Association at the Annual Convention. The award winners for 1972 are Edwin E. Ghiselli, Dorothea Jameson, Leo Hurvich, and Pattrick Suppes. Each award winner is recognized with a check for $1,000 and an engrossed citation of his or her formal contributions to the development of scientific psychology. Further, these psychologists have agreed, in accordance with established custom, to present addresses on some phase of their scientific work at the 1973 Convention. The award citations, personal biographies, and professional writings of the award winners are presented. Additionally, a listing of award recipients from preceding years is provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Contribution for Applications in Psychology Award for 1973: Conrad Kraft.

Announces that the first recipient of the Distinguished Contribution for Applications in Psychology Award is Conrad Kraft. He received this award for his program of research, in particular his work in aircraft night visual landing approaches. He was presented with a citation of his formal contribution to the application of psychology and also with a check for $1,000. APA established this award in order to honor individuals who have pursued a systematic program of research that has had an applied impact. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Theodore M. Newcomb: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.

Recognizes the receipt of the American Psychological Association's 1976 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award by Theodore M. Newcomb. The award citation reads: "For his leadership in social psychology which, under his impact, grew from an insignificant subarea of psychology to a field of major importance. Through his diverse contributions he enriched our theoretical and empirical understanding of man's interaction with the social environment. He opened up new fields of inquiry and fostered novel approaches to the study of the relationship of personality and culture. His work led the way to a greater interdisciplinary involvement of social psychology, especially with sociology and anthropology, not only on the conceptual level, but also in the application of interdisciplinary conceptions to pressing social problems." A biography and a listing of the recipient's scientific writings are also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Edwin E. Ghiselli (1907-1980).

This obituary describes the career and contributions to industrial and personnel psychology of Edwin E. Ghiselli, who was born and grew up in San Francisco and received his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of California, Berkeley. His contributions included the emergence of the University of California, Berkeley, as an internationally recognized center for applied psychology, which was due in part to Ghiselli's personal talents as a scientist and an educator. Notwithstanding his considerable gifts as a teacher and administrator, his most important and enduring contributions were made as a research scientist. These included the publication, singly or in collaboration with various associates, of more than 100 research reports that appeared in a wide range of professional journals. His first book was written with C. W. Brown; published in 1948 with the title Personnel and Industrial Psychology, it became the most widely used work in the field. A second collaborative effort with Brown led to publication of The Scientific Method in Psychology in 1955. Writing alone, Ghiselli completed his volume Theory of Psychological Measurement in 1964 and Validity of Occupational Tests in 1966. The latter year also saw publication of Managerial Thinking: An International Study, of which Mason Haire and Lyman Porter were coauthors. In 1971, Ghiselli brought out yet another influential book, Explorations in Managerial Talent. Ghiselli's scientific contributions brought recognition and rewards at national and international levels. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

David Shakow: Distinguished Professional Contribution Award.

Recognizes the receipt of the American Psychological Association's 1976 Distinguished Professional Contribution Award by David Shakow. The award citation reads: "In a career that spans almost five decades, his activities reflect his abiding concern with psychology's historical antecedents, his leadership in creating a training model for clinical psychology that would retain the unique quality that characterizes a psychologist, and his research contributions in the psychological study of schizophrenia. David Shakow by his imagination, by his influence on his many students--graduate and postdoctoral--as teacher and mentor, by his dedication to important scientific studies, by his advocacy of the coordinate role of researcher and practitioner for the clinical psychologist, and by his broad knowledge and commitment to humanistic values has indeed made a distinguished contribution to professional psychology." A biography and a listing of the recipient's scientific writings are also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished teaching in psychology.

The 2001 Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology was awarded to Frank J. Vattano. He was cited for his major contribution to the teaching of psychology nationwide. Through his teaching and mentoriing of thousands of students and through his psychology Advanced Placement Program workshops for high school psychology teachers, Vattano has touched many lives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology: Edwin A. Fleishman.

The 2004 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology was awarded to Edwin A. Fleishman, for his significant contributions to the science and applications of psychology, which he has sustained over his remarkable career. He is cited for his research, which has had a profound influence on our understanding of human capabilities, their measurement, their development, and their application in the world of work. Through his many influential leadership roles, as president of the International Association of Applied Psychology and three divisions of the American Psychological Association, and as editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology, he has helped shape our profession. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Fred S. Keller: Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Award.

Presents the citation of the American Psychological Foundation's Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Award for 1970. Fred S. Keller is one of this year's recipients. His award citation reads: "Pioneer in applying behaviorism to the teaching of psychology. He and his followers have wrought major changes in undergraduate psychology courses." A check for $1,000 was also presented to the recipient. The article includes Keller's personal biographic information. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Muzafer Sherif: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.

Acknowledges the presentation of the American Psychological Association (APA) 1968 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award to Muzafer Sherif. The citation reads: "For his dedication to objective, quantitative measures in numerous studies of interpersonal behavior. He and his colleagues have shown that methods developed in psychophysics and scaling can be fruitfully applied in the investigation of social judgments and attitudes. His early study of the autokinetic phenomenon in a social context galvanized social psychologists into approaching their problems with the methods and tools used in the study of sensation and judgment, and his later study of formation and characteristics of democratic and authoritarian societies, to mention only these, stand as classics in social psychology. In his devotion to basic research he has contributed importantly to the extension of scientific psychology to the study of group behavior." A biography and a listing of the awardee's scientific writings are also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The traditional editorial statement.

Earl Hunt writes a brief editorial at the outset of his term, saying what he hopes to accomplish. He believes the Journal of Experimental Psychology has evolved to fulfill a very important role in the scientific literature. Inevitably, and properly, the psychological sciences have specialized. This means that more than ever, there is a need for a publication outlet that spans more than one of the subfields of experimental psychology. He also believes authors who wish to report negative results should provide power statistics. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Jerome Kagan.

Jerome Kagan is recognized for his achievements in psychology. This article provides a citation explaining his accomplishments, a biography and a selected bibliography. The citation is as follows: "For scientific leadership of the highest order, for a research career marked by never-failing zest and creativity, and for findings that have helped us understand the constant vs. the changing in the human personality, the early organization of mind and temperament, and the formation of ideas about the self. As much as any American, Jerome Kagan has led the great growth of developmental psychology in our time. He has been an inspired textbook writer and teacher. He has brought our scientific findings, mixed with his own special vision and wisdom, to the service of social programs and policies for children." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Robert Sessions Woodworth: 1869-1962.

Woodworth was "a unique contributor to modern American psychology in at least four respects." (a) He was a symbol of mature, factually and method-oriented experimental psychology. (b) Through teaching and editing he became a central figure in a vigorous, broadgauged conception of research. (c) His eclecticism indicated scope and perspective. (d) He clearly defined his position on controversial issues and buttressed it with logic and evidence. For Woodworth a psychology worth knowing meant that one should know it "in three dimensions." His Experimental Psychology was a major reference work for a particular era of psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Patrick H. DeLeon.

Presents an overview of the career and contributions to the field of psychology of Patrick H. DeLeon. Patrick DeLeon has a distinguished career pushing psychology to its 'outer limits.' His passionate belief that behavioral science can contribute significantly to society has led him to work unrelentingly to ensure that all legislative and administrative policies provide complete parity for our profession. He enjoys 'getting things done' rather than being in the limelight. His vision is such that many do not appreciate the significance of his latest 'forays.' He has been instrumental in psychology being appropriately recognized under all federal health initiatives, by the military, and by the federal judiciary. He is the first to have received two professional awards from APA. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Appointment of new editor.

The Executive Committee of the Society of Theoretical and Philosophical Society (Division 24 of APA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Teo as the fifth editor of Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (JTPP). Thomas Teo received his doctorate of philosophy from the University of Vienna, Austria, and has worked as a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education in Berlin, Germany. He is now Associate Professor in the History and Theory of Psychology Program at York University, Toronto. His research in historical and theoretical psychology is based on critical-hermeneutic analyses. He has also published on the transformation of psychology in nineteenth-century German philosophical psychology and on the history of race psychology and scientific racism. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of Psyche and the literary muses: The contribution of literary content to scientific psychology (Linguistic approaches to literature 7).

Reviews the book, Psyche and the literary muses: The contribution of literary content to scientific psychology (Linguistic approaches to literature 7) by Martin S. Lindauer (see record 2009-03997-000). Lindauer has examined an area that is seldom researched; he found a gap in the psychology of the arts and explored it. He is at his best describing the arts, psychology, and the relation between the two. He is also in his element describing different methods of analyzing the arts. In the first two parts of the book, Lindauer writes compellingly about the important role the arts play in people’s lives, outlines the affinities between psychology and the arts, and affirms the necessity of studying the arts. He also positions the psychology of the arts within psychology and illustrates what the arts have to offer psychology, namely highlighting new topics of research, exposing neglected areas of study, and challenging existing conclusions. Lindauer describes the scientific approach to literature in the third and fourth parts of the book. He first posits that generalization is a goal in psychology, but that it is also important to capture people’s subjective experiences. In the final part of the book, Lindauer summarizes the issues and states that a scientific approach to literature would “open the eyes of scholars” in the humanities and help them escape “provincialism, parochialism, and isolation.” The reviewer notes a number of criticisms about the book, including its readability (e.g., confusing structure, repetition), Lindauer's use of brief literary forms (e.g., quotations), and his failure to provide the larger picture in some of his studies. Despite excellent ideas and intentions, to study quotations instead of literature is ultimately missing the point. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

R. Duncan Luce: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards.

Presents the citation of the 1970 American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award winner, Robert Duncan Luce. The award citations reads: "For his leadership in the development of theories that range from social behavior, to learning and memory, to perception and psychophysics. By his judicious use of mathematical methods he has contributed significantly to the development of psychology as a quantitative science. The hallmark of his research has been to take an extremely simple set of axioms and explore in detail their implications for a wide range of phenomena. For example, in his theory of choice, a general axiom concerning selections from related sets of alternatives is shown to have important applications in such diverse fields as psychophysics, learning, and social utility. Mathematical theory dominates his work, but it is by no means anti-empirical; it has been a stimulus for many important experimental studies. His recent contribution to the theory of measurement has broad ramifications not only for psychology but for the general methodology of all sciences." Personal biographic information is also included, along with a list of the recipient's scientific writings. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of A history of modern experimental psychology: From James and Wundt to cognitive science.

Reviews the book, A history of modern experimental psychology: From James and Wundt to cognitive science by George Mandler (see record 2007-05052-000). George Mandler, a longtime researcher in the area of memory and cognition, has gathered together his notes and selected bits from previous publications to assemble a new book cast as a brief history of the emergence of cognitive psychology. Mandler draws us to the positive impact Behaviourism had on the development of Cognitive Psychology. Mandler's book stands as an outline of the past, not a history. Its value rests with the perspective that comes from someone who has been thinking, researching and writing about topics central to Cognitive Psychology for over 40 years. He has been a witness to change, someone who has even participated in them, so his insights are valuable and directive. I would have enjoyed Mandler's book to a greater extent if, rather than chronologically reporting events, he had attempted to provide a gestalt of the emergence of cognitive psychology, one that would have located the articulate in the inarticulate of research practise and concept development in societies caught in the rift of redefinition. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

John C. Flanagan: Distinguished Professional Contribution Award.

Recognizes the receipt of the American Psychological Association's 1976 Distinguished Professional Contribution Award by John C. Flanagan. The award citation reads: "His many contributions to professional psychology began when he assembled the staff and directed the program of Aviation Psychology during World War II. Through ingenious test development and careful validation, this program not only made an important contribution to the combat effectiveness of the Air Corps but also demonstrated the potential of this kind of classification testing on a nationwide basis, more recently exemplified by Project TALENT. His career has been distinguished also by his founding and leadership of the American Institutes for Research. With great imagination and leadership, John C. Flanagan has made a distinguished contribution in professional psychology." A biography and a listing of the recipient's scientific writings are also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Saul Sternberg.

Saul Sternberg is recognized for his achievements in psychology. This article provides a citation explaining his accomplishments, a biography and a selected bibliography. The citation is as follows: "For his uniquely powerful, creative, and elegant research on human information processing. He has contributed immensely influential experimental procedures, analytical techniques, and theoretical models. These include the Sternberg memory-scanning paradigm, the additivefactor method for analyzing reaction-time data, and the serial exhaustive search model. Their impact has fostered a revolution in the study of perception, memory, attention, and motor control, while setting new standards of scientific rigor. Publications of his work have also exhibited a clarity of style and grace seldom, if ever, achieved by other authors. The field has likewise benefitted greatly from his dedicated service on the boards of numerous professional societies and journals." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Prix de la SCP 1988 honorant une contribution hors-pair à la psychologie en tant que profession.

Announces that the 1988 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession is Dr. Wesley H. Coons. Wes Coons' contributions to the development of professional psychology in Canada have been exceptional in many ways. His contributions have been exceptionally important ones and they have been many; he has been a pioneer who on more than one occasion has initiated, almost single-handedly, new developments for the profession. He was responsible for many developments in the practice of psychology throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in applied settings, in Universities, and in Canadian Associations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)