American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award, Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Awards, and the National Media Awards for 1972.

At the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Honolulu on September 2, 1972, the American Psychological Foundation (APF) announced the recipients of the Gold Medal Award, Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Awards, and National Media Awards. The presentations were made by Henry W. Riecken, President of the APF. Gardner Murphy received the Gold Medal Award; James L. McCary was given the Teaching Award; and CRM Productions, Gay Luce and Erik Peper, and Ronald Hollander were the recipients of the National Media Awards. The awards and their recipients are briefly discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation Awards for 1973: Gold Medal, Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology, and the National Media.

On August 28, 1973, at the annual meeting of the APA in Montreal, the American Psychological Foundation announced the recipients of the Gold Medal Award, the Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Awards, and the National Media Awards. The presentations were made by Henry W. Riecken, President of the American Psychological Foundation (APF). Harry F. Harlow received the Gold Medal Award; James B. Maas and Frank J. McGuigan were given the Teaching Awards; and Gerald Jonas, ABC News and Jules Power Productions, the Great Atlantic Radio Conspiracy, Christine Darg, and Elliott Aronson were the recipients of the National Media Awards. Other members of the APF are Nicholas Hobbs, Gardner Lindzey (Vice-President}, Boris E. Cherney (Treasurer), George Miller, George Albee, William Bevan, Kenneth B. Little (Secretary), Kenneth B. Clark, and Anne Anastasi. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Modeling heterogeneity in social interaction processes using multilevel survival analysis.

More than 15 years ago, survival or hazard regression analyses were introduced to psychology (W. Gardner & W. A. Griffin, 1989; W. A. Griffin & W. Gardner, 1989) as powerful methodological tools for studying real time social interaction processes among dyads. Almost no additional published applications have appeared, although such data are commonly collected and the applicable questions are central to many important theoretical perspectives. To revisit the basic methods, the authors use an example from emotion regulation theory in which the level of child antisocial behavior is hypothesized to be positively associated with the hazard rate of angry emotions and negatively associated with sad, fearful emotions in the face of parental negative behavior (scolding). The authors discuss the limitations of traditional approaches to the analysis of social interaction and demonstrate improvements in the ability to model individual differences now available in existing software. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Knowing what we do know: APA and adolescent abortion.

Comments on criticisms of W. Gardner et al (see record 1989-32704-001) regarding amicus briefs of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2 court cases on adolescent abortion: Thornburgh v. American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (1986) and Hartigan v. Zbaraz (1987). Criticisms from Gardner et al should not obscure the sound contentions about the assumptions on which courts had previously relied. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

John W. Gardner (1912-2002).

Memorializes J. W. Gardner for his contributions to the field of psychology. Gardner believed in the power and responsibility of individual citizens to make a difference in their communities. He started as an experimental psychologist, teaching in colleges and became a leader across the philanthropic, governmental, and nonprofit sectors, creating public and private initiatives that have affected the lives of millions of Americans. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Attitude, aptitude, and type of instructional programme in second language acquisition.

Administered a battery of tests, including the Student Attitude Questionnaire, Modern Language Aptitude Test, and Canadian Achievement Test in French, to English-speaking 9th graders taking French courses which were either traditionally oriented (n = 78) or audiolingual (n = 93). Data were analysed separately for each sample by means of factor analyses. Considerable agreement was found between the factor structures for the 2 samples. Results support R. Gardner and W. Lambert's 2-process approach to the study of 2nd-language acquisition. Several obtained differences in French performance are discussed with reference to the kind of course to which Ss were exposed. (French summary) (23 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Sandra W. Pyke: Profile of a CPA President.

Presents a profile of Sandra W. Pyke, a President of the Canadian Psychological Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gardner Murphy: American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award.

Each year at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Foundation presents its Gold Medal Award to a senior American psychologist in recognition of a distinguished and long-continued record of scientific and scholarly accomplishment. Additionally, with the Medal goes a cash award of $1,000. Past recipients of the Gold Medal Award are Edwin B. Guthrie, Edwin G. Boring, John Dashiell, Walter Miles, Gordon W. Allport, Heinrich Kluver, Karl M. Dallenbach, Floyd H. Allport, Henry A. Murray, Sidney L. Pressey, and B. F. Skinner. The 1972 award recipient is Gardner Murphy. Murphy is well known to several generations of psychologists through his Historical Introduction to Modern Psychology, his ground-breaking Experimental Social Psychology, and his Personality: A Bio-Social Approach to Origins and Structure. His interests in psychology have ranged even more widely. A brief biography is presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

President’s column.

Highlights some of the issues discussed at the midwinter meeting of the Executive Board and Committee Chairs of APA's Division 13 (Consulting Psychology). Topics covered include recognition of RHR International as they celebrate 50 years as a consulting firm, APA's convention program, and concern over the influx of clinical psychologists into the consulting role over the past several years. Also noted is that John Delaray moves from being to President President-Elect of the Division to President. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Errata.

Reports an error in the January 1971 issue of American Psychologist. There are several errors in the listings of the officers of the Affiliated State Psychological Associations. On page 65, the President of the Massachusetts Psychological Association should be Stanley P. Rosenzweig. On page 66, the President of the Montana Psychological Association, Inc., should be John R. Taylor. The list of officers which appears on page 65 for the Louisiana Psychological Association is no longer correct. The complete list of officers is provided. (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)     

Gold medal award for life achievement in the practice of psychology.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishments in 4 areas of psychology. The 2000 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology is Stanley Moldawsky. Joseph D. Matarazzo, President of the APF, presented the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association on August 5, 2000, at 5:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom North of the Renaissance Washington Hotel in Washington, DC. Members of the 2000 APF Board of Trustees are Joseph D. Matarazzo, President; Dorothy W. Cantor, Vice President; Norman Abeles, Secretary; Charles L McKay, Treasurer; Florence Denmark; Frank Farley; Ronald E. Fox; June R. Gantz; William C. Howell; Douglas Kimmel; Nancy M. Robinson; Martin E. P. Seligman; and E. Belvin Williams. Elisabeth R. Straus is the APF Executive Vice President/Executive Director. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation Awards for 1976: Gold Medal, Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology, and the National Media.

On September 4, 1976, at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) in Washington, D.C., the American Psychological Foundation (APF) announced the recipients of the Gold Medal Award, the Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Award, and the National Media Awards. William Sevan, President of the APF, made the presentations. Arthur W. Melton received the Gold Medal Award. James V. McConnell was given the Teaching Award. National Media Award winners were Jonathan L. Freedman, Edward Edelson, Kenneth L. Woodward, and Lonnie Carton. Other members of the APF are George W. Albee (Vice-President), Boris E. Cherney (Treasurer), Charles A. Kiesler (Secretary), Anne Anastasi, Albert Bandura, Donald T. Campbell, Kenneth B. Clark, Kenneth B. Little, Wilbert J. McKeachie, George A. Miller, and Leona E. Tyler. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Relating age at encoding in early childhood to adult recall: Development of flashbulb memories.

Asked 338 college and high school students, who had been 1–7 yrs old in 1963, to state their personal memories surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy and 6 other significant public events. The probability and degree of elaboration of recall showed a gradual growth with increasing age at the time of the event for the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy but not for the other events. Self-reports of amount of rehearsal showed a low correlation with recall. Recall was high for the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, suggesting that surprise is not necessary for the formation of enduring memories of significant events. Methodological advantages and disadvantages of studying early memories for public events are discussed. (23 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Harry F. Harlow: American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award.

Recognizes receipt of the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award. Harry F. Harlow is this year's recipient of the Gold Medal Award. The accompanying article notes that Dr. Harlow has built a distinguished scientific career upon the study of basic psychological phenomena that are simultaneously of great scientific interest and great social importance. It is fair to say that, while he has been concerned with learning and behavior changes accompanying maturation from infancy to adulthood, and while he has shown some interest in therapeutic communities, a larger share of his attention has been given to affective behavior--especially to the affective relations between parents and offspring and to the pathologies of these relations. The American Psychological Association Foundation presents its Gold Medal Award to a senior American psychologist in recognition of a distinguished and long-continued record of scientific and scholarly accomplishment. With the Medal goes a cash award of $1,000. Past recipients of the Gold Medal Award are Robert Sessions Woodworth, Edwin R. Guthrie, Edwin G. Boring, John F. Dashiell, Walter R. Miles, Gordon W. Allport, Heinrich Kliiver, Karl M. Dallenbach, Floyd H. Allport, Henry A. Murray, Sidney L. Pressey, B. F. Skinner, and Gardner Murphy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Training facilities of the C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich.

The institute "was founded on April 24, 1948, under the aegis of the Board of Education of the Cantonal Government of Zurich with Jung as its President. The purpose of the institute was to serve as a coordinating center for study, training, and research in Analytical Psychology." The faculty consists primarily of qualified analytical psychologists. Major sections are: Admission Requirements, Program of Study and Training (Phase I. Theoretical Training, Phase II. Practical Training), Student Body, and Library Facilities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation. National Media Award: 1969: Dave Smith, John Sharnik, and Harry Morgan.

Apresentation was made by Kenneth E. Clark, President of the APF to Dave Smith, John Sharnik, and Harry Morgan, the 1969 National Media Award winners. This year awards were made in two areas: one for newspaper or magazine writing; one for superior radio or television broadcasting. The Committee selected Dave Smith of the Los Angeles Times to receive the newspaper-magazine award and John Sharnik and Harry Morgan of CBS News to share the broadcasting award. This article describes the professional accomplishments of these three men. The Committee selected Dave Smith for his work in the article, "Dark Valley of a Boy's Mind," an in-depth study of Benny Smith, who on November 22, 1966, entered a beauty parlor in Mesa, Arizona, and killed five women, wounding two others. The Foundation cites Dave Smith for outstanding newspaper reporting through a "creative history analysis." Co-winners John Sharnik and Harry Morgan were singled out for their outstanding work in the production of two hour-long telecasts: "The Farthest Frontier" (January 1967), a documentary on the enhancement of the human mind and treatment of mental illness through chemistry; and "LSD: The Spring Grove Experiment" (May 1969), an examination of the use of LSD in treating emotional illness. The APF cited the two for uncommon skill in probing highly complex subjects and presenting detailed but lucid reports. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest 1986: John Janeway Conger.

John Janeway Conger, one of the 1986 recipients of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, is recognized for "his remarkable contributions to the public interest during the course of his unique career as a researcher, teacher, administrator and policymaker in psychology. A foremost expert in the areas of childhood and adolescence, he is author of two exemplary texts. He contributed extensive research and policy consultation to the field of highway safety. He has made his expertise in human development and mental health available in influential positions, most notably as member of President Carter's Commission on Mental Health and as the first consultant on Mental Health (later, Vice President) to the MacArthur Foundation. His presidency of the APA focused on public interest issues of particular concern to children and youth. The same sterling qualities of competence and responsibility led to his long tenure as Vice President of Medical Affairs and Dean at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, a leadership role to which he was recently recalled as Acting Chancellor. In all of these roles, he has represented psychology at its best with wisdom, grace, unusual effectiveness and dedication." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation Awards for 1977: Gold Medal, Distinguished Contribution to Education in Psychology, and the National Media.

On August 27, 1977, at the annual meeting of the APA in San Francisco, the American Psychological Foundation announced the recipients of the Gold Medal Award, the Distinguished Contribution to Education in Psychology Award, and the National Media Awards. William Bevan, President of the APF, made the presentations. Daniel Katz received the Gold Medal Award; Fred McKinney was given the Teaching Award. National Media Award winners were Alice Lake, Peter Chew, Joel Greenberg, Ira Flatow, and WNEW-TV, New York. Other members of the APF are George W. Albee (Vice-President), Boris E. Cherney (Treasurer), Charles A. Kiesler (Secretary), Anne Anastasi, Albert Bandura, Donald T. Campbell, Kenneth B. Clark, Wilbert J. McKeachie, and Leona E. Tyler. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Book review: Handbook of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.

Review of book W. John Livesley (Ed.) Handbook of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. New York: The Guilford Press, 2001, 640 pp., ISBN 1-57230-629-7. Reviewed by E. Michael Coles. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)