Distinguished Professional Contribution Award for 1973.

Presents the winner of the American Psychological Association Distinguished Professional Contribution Award. David Wechsler received his second Award for Distinguished Professional Contribution at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Montreal on August 28, 1973. Brent N. Baxter, Chair of the Committee on Professional Awards, made the presentation. Other members of the Committee are Theodore Blau, Edward Loveland, Alfred Marrow, and Edward S. Bordin. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

David Wechsler (1896-1981).

Memorializes David Wechsler, who helped to provide clinical psychology with a tool (his scales) and with a humanistic philosophy toward the use of such tools (i.e., that assessment is not synonymous with testing). As a result, clinical psychologists working on a one-on-one basis in a variety of settings have provided a professional service which has been voluntarily sought out and appreciated by clients and patients throughout the world. Beginning in 1934, Wechsler's creative efforts were largely directed to two of his most important contributions to psychology: (a) the development and standardization of the adult (and later preschool and children's) intelligence scales that bear his name; and (b) the substitution for Binet's Mental Age of a Deviation Quotient (so important in evaluating the intelligence level of adults) that related each person's raw intelligence test score to his or her own age group as a reference, rather than to a mental age and an upper age limit of 15 years for adults, as had been done by Binet, Terman, and others. (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)     

Paul Slovic.

This article presents an award to Paul Slovi for his fundamental contributions to basic and applied research in decision making. The article includes a citation and biography of Slovi. (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)     

Conrad Kraft: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards for 1973.

Recognizes receipt of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 1973 by Conrad Kraft, known for his contributions to the fields of experimental psychology and man-machine systems. Dr. Kraft's biography and accomplishments are presented, along with the award citation and a listing of the recipient's scientific publications. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Lee J. Cronbach: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards for 1973.

Recognizes receipt of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 1973 by Lee J. Cronbach, known for his contributions to psychometric theory and application. Dr. Cronbach's biography and accomplishments are presented, along with the award citation and a listing of the recipient's scientific publications. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Benton J. Underwood: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards for 1973.

Recognizes receipt of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 1973 by Benton J. Underwood, known for his contributions to the experimental and theoretical analysis of verbal learning and memory. Dr. Underwood's biography and accomplishments are presented, along with the award citation and a listing of the recipient's scientific publications. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Peter J. Lang.

Peter J. Lang is the recipient of an award for distinguished scientific contributions due to his outstanding contribution to the understanding of emotion, particularly fear and anxiety and how his work has influenced numerous doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, as well as many scholars at both the national and international scenes. This article contains a citation and biography of Peter J. Lang. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

James B. Maas: Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Awards.

Recognizes James B. Maas as the winner of the American Psychological Association's 1973 Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Award. James Maas delivered his presidential address to Division 2 on the subject of educational innovation--an interest that is reflected in the citation which accompanies this award: "To James Beryl Maas--whose style and ingenuity in teaching have suggested imaginative ways in which media technology can be introduced effectively. He has amply demonstrated significant educational effects in traditional classroom settings." Biographical information and the award citation are included in the article. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold medal award for life achievement in the practice of psychology: Herbert J. Freudenberger.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishments in 4 areas of psychology. The 1999 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology is Herbert J. Freudenberger. Freudenberger is cited for his exemplary professionalism as a psychologist and psychoanalyst dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering; for the sensitivity and conceptual genius that enabled him to establish the clinical construct of burnout; for his dedication to expanding our understanding of human behavior through theoretical contributions, teaching, and voluminous interdisciplinary and international publications; and for his innovative treatment of those afflicted with substance abuse problems. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Freudenberger's work are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

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)     

James V. McConnell: American Psychological Foundation Distinguished Contribution to Education in Psychology Award.

Recognizes the receipt of the American Psychological Foundation's 1976 Distinguished Contribution to Education in Psychology Award by James V. McConnell. The award citation reads: "A distinguished scientist who loves to teach, an outstanding teacher who loves science, a scholar who learns with his students." A brief biography is included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Roger N. Shepard: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.

Recognizes the receipt of the American Psychological Association's 1976 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award by Roger N. Shepard. The award citation reads: "For his pioneering work in cognitive structures, especially his invention of nonmetric multidimensional scaling, which has provided the social sciences with a tool of enormous power for uncovering metric structures from ordinal data on similarities. In addition, his novel studies in recognition memory and pitch perception, and his latest innovative work on mental rotations--operations that may well underlie our ability to read and to recognize objects--have all contributed materially to our understanding of cognitive processes. His style of research exhibits a beautiful combination of depth and simplicity." A biography and a listing of the recipient's scientific writings are also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

General Ability Index for the WAIS-III: Canadian Norms.

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III; Wechsler, 1997) permits the calculation of both traditional IQ and Index scores. The Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Organization indexes are the most highly "g" loaded compared to the Working Memory and Processing Speed indexes that may be more sensitive to some neuro-cognitive disorders. In certain clinical situations, a general ability composite score based on the combination of only the verbal and performance indexes is desirable. Following the procedure for calculating a General Ability Index (GAI; Prifitera, Weiss, & Saklofske, 1998) for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-HI; Wechsler, 1991) and the WAIS-III (Tulsky, Saklofske, Wilkins, & Weiss, 2001), GAI normative tables for the WAIS-III Canadian standardization sample are reported here to complement earlier published GAI Canadian norms tables for the WISC-III. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Education-Stratified Base-Rate Information on Discrepancy Scores Within and Between the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition and the Wechsler Memory Scale-Third Edition.

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Third Edition (WAIS-III; D. Wechsler, 1997a) and the Wechsler Memory Scale--Third Edition (WMS-III; D. Wechsler, 1997b) are 2 of the most frequently used measures in psychology and neuropsychology. To facilitate the diagnostic use of these measures in the clinical decision-making process, this article provides information on education-stratified, directional prevalence rates (i.e., base rates) of discrepancy scores between the major index scores for the WAIS-III, the WMS-III, and between the WAIS-III and WMS-III. To illustrate how such base-rate data can be clinically used, this article reviews the relative risk (i.e., odds ratio) of empirically defined "rare" cognitive deficits in 2 of the clinical samples presented in the WAIS-III--WMS-III Technical Manual (The Psychological Corporation, 1997). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of WISC-IV advanced clinical interpretation.

Reviews the book, WISC-IV Advanced Clinical Interpretation edited by Lawrence G. Weiss, Donald H. Saklofske, Aurelio Prifitera, and James A. Holdnack (2006). Since the release of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition in 2003 (WISC-IV), a host of accompanying texts have been written with the intent to help clinicians navigate their way through the latest rendition of this gold standard g-factor test. However, what sets this book apart is that it was written by authors heavily involved in the development of the WISC-IV and its associated norms. Wechsler himself stated, regarding the first author, "in so many ways this is his instrument" (Wechsler, 2003, p. iii). With that type of endorsement, perhaps it is appropriate that the authors' express their lofty intention that this book, in conjunction with their earlier tome (WISC-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation, Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives), become the standard reference for all individuals using the WISC-IV. Accordingly, the book aims to provide both graduate students and experienced psychologists with a more nuanced understanding of index and subtest score interpretation. As an initial comment, upon review of all the chapters, the book title appears to be somewhat of a misnomer. As the chapters progress, it appears that the authors intend to prepare readers for an in-depth discussion of the WISC-IV Integrated. Moreover, it appears that most of the new content in this book (i.e., interpretative information not in the Wechsler manuals) seems to be accomplished within the context of the WISC-IV Integrated. This suggests that the content would be more aptly conveyed to potential readers by changing the title to "Advanced Clinical Interpretations with the WISC-IV Integrated." Overall, readability was sometimes hampered by a dense writing style and redundant content. However, for the savvy clinician with time to pursue an advanced level of analysis, this book does bring together information regarding how to interpret the WISC-IV Integrated using both the idiosyncratic context of the child and a myriad of relevant statistical information. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Calvin W. Taylor: Richardson Creativity Award.

Presents the 1970 recipient of the American Psychological Association's Richardson Creativity Award, established by the Richardson Foundation in 1965. The award is given for "the most outstanding contribution during the preceding year or recent years toward improving creative and innovative talents or developing or utilizing such talents." This year's winner is Calvin W. Taylor. The recipient receives a citation and a check for five thousand dollars. Dr Taylor's citation reads: "For his initiative in organizing conferences to stimulate research in the identification of creative scientific talent; for his editorial skill in bringing together diverse contributions of himself and others to form coherent volumes that have channeled research efforts by focusing on such important problems as the climate for creativity and the development of scientific creativity; and for his own original research on significant biographical factors in the personal and professional development of creative scientists." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A fifteen-year followup with the Wechsler Memory Scale.

After a 15-yr interval, 19 brain-damaged and 12 control patients were retested on the Wechsler Memory Scale Form I. Results are examined in relation to 3 hypotheses. Briefly, the latter stated that brain-damaged patients would evidence a greater degree of memory impairment than formerly; control patients, without subsequently acquired organic diagnoses, would manifest only those changes which were consistent with advancing age; and differences between groups would retain their original levels of statistical significance. Findings lend a measure of support to the view that continued hospitalization acts as a depressant upon various types of performance. The nonorganic person may become indistinguishable from his organically impaired counterpart during the course of protracted confinement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology: Wendell R. Garner.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishments in 4 areas of psychology. The 1999 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology is Wendell R. Garner. Garner is known for his work in psychophysics, discrimination, perception, and information processing. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Garner's work are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)