Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1980.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented by the Association at the annual convention. The awardees for this year (1980), along with those for the preceding years since the establishment of the custom, are listed. The 1980 awardees (A. Bandura, A. M. Liberman, and M. I. Posner) were each presented with a check for $1,000 and an engrossed citation of formal contributions to the development of scientific psychology. A citation and brief biography for each award recipient is presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. This document lists the winners of these awards from 1956 to 2006, and provides the citations, brief profiles, and bibliographies for the 2006 recipients, Michael Davis, Marcia K. Johnson, and Martin E. P. Seligman. The award addresses, Neural Systems Involved in Fear and Anxiety Measured With Fear-Potentiated Startle (see record 2006-21079-027), Memory and Reality (see record 2006-21079-028), and Positive Psychotherapy (see record 2006-21079-029), are also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1987.

Provides a list of awardees for 1987, along with those for the preceding years for the American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. Award winners from 1956-2005 are listed. Also included here are the citations awarded to the 2005 APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of each award winner is included. If an address was delivered, the award winner's address to the 113th annual APA Convention is also published. The award winners were Charles G. Gross, Douglas L. Medin, and Robert S. Siegler. Gross delivered an address entitled Processing the Facial Image: A Brief History (see record 2005-14550-003). Siegler delivered an address entitled Children's Learning (see record 2005-14550-006). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. Listed here are all of the recipients of the Awards, from 1956 through 2001. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Announces the winners of the 2000 Distinguished Scientific Contributions Awards. These awards are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. This year's winners are Richard J. Davidson, E. Tory Higgins, and Elizabeth S. Spelke. Also announced is the winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology, which is presented to persons who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. This year's winner is David H. Barlow. Finally, the winners of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology are announced. This award recognizes the large number of excellent young psychologists. The winners are Alan J. Christensen, Robert L. Goldstone, Thomas E. Joiner, Dario Maestripieri, Jeffrey G. Parker, and Karen Wynn. For each winner a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. In some cases the award address the recipient delivered at APA's annual meeting in 2000 is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

This article lists the previous winners of APA's Distinguished Scientific Contributions awards, and recognizes the 2001 recipients. Alan D. Baddeley, Irving I. Gottesman, and Michael M. Merzenich received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. David T. Lykken received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology. Marlene Behrmann, Stephen A. Maren, Norman B. Schmidt, Duane T. Wegener, Andrew J. Elliot, James J. Gross, and Paul A. S. Breslin received the Early Career Awards. In addition, the winners of the Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award are listed, and this year's winner, Su Yeong Kim, is recognized. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided for each recipient, as well as the award address that some of the recipients presented at APA's annual convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1989.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented by the American Psychological Association at the annual convention. The awardees for this year (1989), along with those for the preceding years since the establishment of the custom, are listed here. The citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies of this year's recipients are also provided here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the American Psychological Association 2006 Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Highlighted are the 2006 winners of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, Michael Davis, Marcia K. Johnson, and Martin E. P. Seligman; the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology, Joseph Campbell; and the 2006 winners of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, Mark G. Baxter, Theodore P. Beauchaine, Angela Bryan, Seth D. Pollak, Brian J. Scholl, and Anthony D. Wagner. Citations, brief profiles, and selected bibliographies of the award winners are included. If an award winner presented an address at the 114th APA Convention, the address is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Presents the citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies of the 2007 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas: animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; psychopathology; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Five areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in two-year cycles. The areas considered in 2007 were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Each year, panels are selected for the areas under consideration, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. The 2007 recipients are J?rn Diedrichsen (perception/motor performance); R. Chris Fraley (individual differences); Robert D. Gray (applied psychology); Matthew D. Lieberman (social); and Patrik O. Vuilleumier (behavioral and cognitive neuroscience). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2007 Award winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the citations and biographies of the 2007 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Selected bibliographies and articles written by the recipients are also presented. The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The award recipients for 2007 are Marilynn B. Brewer, Jean M. Mandler, Paul Rozin, Karl G. J?reskog, Peter M. Bentler, J?rn Diedrichsen, R. Chris Fraley, Robert D. Gray, Matthew Dylan Lieberman, and Patrik O. Vuilleumier. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The 2009 winners are Susan E. Carey, Alice H. Eagly, Steven F. Maier. For each awardee a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented. In addition, for Alice H. Eagly, her paper, entitled "The his and hers of prosocial behavior: An examination of the social psychology of gender," a version of which she delivered at APA's annual convention, is provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Presents the 2002 winners of the American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas: animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; psychopathology; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Five areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in two-year cycles. The areas considered in 2002 were animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; and psychopathology. Each year, panels are selected for the areas under consideration, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the citations and biographies of the 2007 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Selected bibliographies and articles written by the recipients are also presented. The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The 2007 recipients are Marilynn B. Brewer, Jean M. Mandler, and Paul Rozin. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards for 1978.

Presents the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contribution presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention. The awardees for this year, along with those for the preceding years since the establishment of the custom are presented in this article. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2002 Award winners: Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the winners for the 2002 American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. The specific areas considered in 2005 were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Award winners from 1974-2005 are listed. This document includes the citations awarded to the 2005 APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of each award winner accompany each citation. The award winners were Albert Jan (Ap) Dijksterhuis, Günther Knoblich, Robert F. Krueger, Hendree E. Jones, Fredrick P. Morgeson, and Russell A. Poldrack. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005 Award Winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Gathers together all of the 2005 American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions that were presented at the 113th APA Convention in Washington, DC. Citations given to award winners for the specific Awards under this group are published together here. Brief biographies and selected bibliographies of each award winner accompany the citations. If an address was delivered by the award winner at the APA Convention it is also published here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1986.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented by the Association at the annual convention. In 1986 the awardees were: Robert P. Abelson, Gunnar Johansson and Robert A. Rescorla. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Association: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards.

Briefly describes the American Psychological Association (APA): Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards and the recipients for 1966. This is the eleventh annual presentation by the American Psychological Association of awards to a few of the Association's members who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to scientific psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)