Annual Report of the C.P.A. Representatives to the International Union of Scientific Psychology (May, 1967).

Presents the annual report of the Canadian Psychological Association representatives to the International Union of Scientific Psychology. Included are brief notes regarding: (1) Summary report of the Moscow Congress; (2) International Directory of Psychologists; (3) The International Review of Psychology; (3) Next international congress; and (4) Next meeting of the Executive Committee. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Rapport des Representants de la S.C.P. Aupres de L'union Internationale de Psychologie Scientifique.

Presents the annual report of the Canadian Psychological Association representatives to the International Union of Scientific Psychology. Included are brief notes regarding: (1) Summary report of the Moscow Congress; (2) International Directory of Psychologists; (3) The International Review of Psychology; (3) Next international congress; and (4) Next meeting of the Executive Committee. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American psychologists in Moscow.

I would like to comment on two aspects of the behavior of the large majority of American psychologists who visited Moscow in August to attend the XVIIIth International Congress of Psychology. I found both of these behaviors highly disturbing. Neither does us much credit as professionals nor as Americans. The first form of behavior engaged in by far too many American psychologists was an unending tirade of criticism and complaints about Moscow, about Intourist, about hotel accommodations, about bad food, about virtually everything that could be selected out as a target. Putting it candidly, I have heard complaining tourists throughout Europe before, but never in my life have I heard so many howl so loudly and lengthily about so many things. What is most disturbing is that, of all people, a group of professional behavioral scientists ought to be the most capable of shifting gears, adjusting to a situation, and observing and accepting the reality of the situation for what it is. Such behavior is to be expected from the naive and unsophisticated. Coming from my professional colleagues, I can only say that I am stunned. The second behavior of many psychologists which I found disturbing is more on the professional, and less on the tourist, side. Many of the questions asked of the Soviet psychologists were so hostile in nature that they revealed more about the questioner and his anxieties than did the answer reveal something of tangible value about Soviet psychology. I take great pride in my professional status as a psychologist and as an American citizen. The feeling of need to apologize for so many of my professional colleagues and fellow citizens is an uncomfortable one indeed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

International Union of Scientific Psychology.

Presents a summary of activities at the Assembly of the International Union of Scientific Psychology at Montreal held June 6th. Donald Marquis and H. S. Langfeld attended the meeting as representatives of the American Psychological Association. The Assembly voted to accept Jugoslavia as a member of the Union. There are now 20 adhering countries, the last to be admitted besides Jugoslavia being Israel and Egypt. The Secretary General reported that the Union had been accepted on a consultative basis by the Division of the Social Sciences of Unesco. Subjects for research in social psychology were ranked and are listed here. The Assembly agreed that a directory of foreign psychology was desirable. The changes in the statutes proposed by the Executive Committee last July were adopted. The Assembly elected Jean Piaget president of the Union and E. T. Rasmussen vice president. The Executive Committee was elected. The Executive Committee elected Klineberg as Secretary General and Mailloux as Treasurer. It was voted that the Acta Psychologica should be under the auspices of the Union without financial obligations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of Directions in Soviet social psychology.

Reviews the book, Directions in Soviet social psychology, edited by Lloyd H. Strickland (1984). This book is about collectives: not just any organized group that might be so called in the Soviet Union, but groups that have attained (or are in the process of attaining) a genuine collectivity, internal cohesiveness, or solidarity. The editor has put together ten chapters, each by one or more of the Soviet Union's most prominent social psychologists. The contributions were written with a view to giving Western psychologists--in as nonpolemic a manner as possible--an understanding of the various problem areas in Soviet social psychology, of where they have come from historically, of what Soviet psychologists see as the major issues, of how they do research, and of some of their findings and conclusions. The contributions appear diverse. They deal with subjects as varied as the self-concept, communication, cognitive processes, person perception, self-discipline, management, and industrial psychology. Beneath the diversity, however, emerges a common preoccupation with the collective, its development and dynamics. This unity of underlying concern, in turn, lends the book a remarkable coherence. The book is, however, not without its difficulties. The main one is a certain opacity characteristic of English translations of Russian scientific works. The editor acknowledges and discusses this problem in an afterword. He has also provided the reader with an informative preface that explains how the book came about, and each chapter is headed by a brief but helpful introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Statement by the Joint Subcommittee on Human Rights.

This statement on human rights was produced by the joint subcommittee of the Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) and the Board of Social and Ethical Responsibility for Psychology (BSERP). It summarizes and codifies existing Central Office and committee practice in the human rights area. Drawing on the 1969 Tyler report and fundamental statements by the Council and by the International Union of Psychological Science (lUPsyS) for their basic orientation and authority, the members of the joint subcommittee distinguished three broad categories into which human rights cases have fallen in the past and can be expected to fall in the future. Of equal importance and centrality to psychologists, these categories are (a) professional ethics in psychology, (b) human and scientific/professional rights of psychologists and others, and (c) broader issues of the fate of psychology as a science and profession, or of academic or professional freedom. Graded scales of possible responses to violations falling within each of the three categories were elaborated by the subcommittee. These, too, summarize and clarify existing practice and are in accordance with existing statements and guidelines. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of The history of the International Union of Psychological Science..

Reviews the book, The history of the International Union of Psychological Science by Mark R. Rosenzweig, Wayne W. Holtzman, Michel Sabourin, and David Belanger (2000). In 1997, the Executive Committee of the International Union of Psychological Science initiated a project to "trace the development of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), not only since its founding at the 14th International Congress of Psychology at Stockholm, 1951, but going back to 1881 when a young Polish psychologist first proposed the ideas of an international congress and of an international association of psychological societies" (p. xi). The authors have managed to include a great deal of information, and it must be said that the result occasionally resembles a book of lists (e.g., lists of who attended the various congresses, the percentage of attendees from each country, etc.). Read from cover to cover, the book provides a very useful compendium of the proceedings of IUPsyS and its predecessors. A very strong feature of this book is its many photographs. Throughout the book there are several very useful tables that provide lists of the members of the various congresses as well as the officers of the IUPsyS. While it is as much a reference book as a history, it is still a very useful and interesting reference book that should be in every university library. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A note about IUPS.

This brief note congratulates the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPS), to which APA and national psychological societies from 44 other countries belong, on its special international issue of the American Psychologist (November 1977). Readers interested in the contents of this special issue should also know about the International Journal of Psychology, founded by IUPS in 1966. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

International psychology: Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts?

The beginning of international psychology dates back to the end of the 19th century, with the 1st International Congress held in Paris in 1889, but its first official structure, the International Union of Scientific Psychology, was created only in 1951. A rapid development then followed and today, 68 national societies of psychology involving more than one half billion psychologists throughout the world are currently represented by the Union, which has indeed become the voice of psychology on the international scene. The present structure of international psychology and its various elements are presented and discussed, and the role and function it assumes are described in relation to the development of psychology as a science and a profession. Examples are given of the capacity-building role to which international psychology has given priority and of diverse research projects pursued in collaboration with United Nations agencies, such as the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and World Health Organization. Current issues, such as the unity of psychology and the archiving of primary psychological data, are discussed, and future perspectives and directions are identified. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial.

Presents a reaffirmation of the goals of the Canadian Journal of Psychology. The primary objective of the Canadian Journal of Psychology is to provide a vehicle for the communication of scientific research in general experimental psychology. The editor hopes to encourage Canadian experimental psychologists to take pride in their Journal, and submit their quality work to it. The Journal will continue to maintain a small and selective book review section, and it will maintain its short report section. There is no question that there is ample material to fill the pages of the Journal and make it interesting. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology: Henry P. David.

The Committee on International Relations in Psychology confers the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology to an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and advancement of knowledge in psychology. This year's recipient is Henry P. David. His work is represented in 14 books and over 300 scientific papers that he has edited or co-authored. He has mentored dozens of educators and psychologists around the world who have been inspired by his wisdom and commitment to the improvement of family life. His persistent yet compassionate leadership skills have steered him to the helm of many organizations, including the International Council of Psychologists, the Division on Population and Environmental Psychology, and the APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology. Henry P. David's continuing dedication to the interactions of psychology with mental health and population concerns around the globe represents the finest ideals of our Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology is given to individuals who have made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. This document lists the winners of this award from 1991 to 2006, and provides the citation, brief profile, and selected bibliography for the 2006 recipient, Michael Cole. Cole's award address, entitled Internationalism in Psychology: We Need It Now More Than Ever (see record 2006-21079-044), is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Common Problems of Training.

Discusses the major points covered at the fifteenth International Congress of Psychology, held in Brussels July 28-August 3, 1957, in which the topic was "the theoretical and professional training of the psychologist." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2002 Award Winners: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

Presents a citation, biography and selected bibliography for Stanley C. Krippner, the 2002 winner of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. This award is given to an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. An award address presented by Dr. Krippner, entitled "Conflicting Perspectives on Shamans and Shamanism: Points and Counterpoints," is appended. A citation and selected bibliography is also presented for Elizabeth Lira, 2002 winner of the APA International Humanitarian Award. This award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychology in communist countries other than the USSR.

Discusses the prevalence of Pavolvianism in Communist countries other than the USSR. The author asserts that Pavlovianism is being propagated with full force throughout the Communist world--through numerous translations of Soviet textbooks, special magazines devoted to the dissemination of Soviet science and culture, special Pavlov pamphlets, specially convoked Pavlovian conferences, large-scale intervisiting of Soviet and other Communist countries' psychologists and psychophysiologists, and other means and media of influence. There is not a semblance of doubt that Soviet theorists are determined that there be only one psychology in the whole Communist world and that this psychology be the one of Pavlov. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The International Union of Psychological Science and the politics of membership: Psychological associations in South Africa and the German Democratic Republic.

This article examines the origins and development of psychological associations in the German Democratic Republic and the Republic of South Africa and the ways membership in the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)—founded in 1951—figured in the process. The political regimes in these 2 countries had difficulties of their own in achieving a standing in the international community and, as a result, psychologists faced significant dilemmas in gaining legitimacy for the discipline. Membership in the IUPsyS served an important function in gaining legitimacy for the discipline in both countries, but it also contradicted legitimizing strategies that involved the countries' distinctive political and social structures. Membership in the IUPsyS was sufficiently important for psychologists to try to strike a compromise between different legitimation strategies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished contributions to the international advancement of psychology: Florence L. Denmark.

The Committee on International Relations in Psychology confers the Award(s) for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology to an individual(s) who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge of psychology. In accordance with established custom, the award winners have agreed to present addresses on some phase of their contributions to research in the international psychological field at the 1997 convention. Award addresses delivered in 1996 are published in the April 1997 American Psychologist. One of the two winners are Florence L. Denmark. An activist-scholar-researcher, Florence L. Denmark has long been an energetic force in advancing psychology internationally, particularly the psychology of women and human rights. From cross-cultural research to the establishment of international congresses, Denmark's leadership has paved the way for a global perspective in psychology. Her most significant research and writing have emphasized women's leadership and leaderships styles, the interactions of status and gender, and the international contributions of women. Her professional activities have promoted the study of the psychology of women throughout the world, and she has made it possible for disadvantaged women from various countries to participate in international psychology events. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

USSR-USA: A Case of Communication Disesase.

Comments on some of the difficulties that have existed between Americans and the Soviets. The author examines some of the terminological differences between American and Soviet psychology, which sometimes make it difficult to read Russian books and papers with comprehension. Because of the barrier of language, going far beyond the simple matter of literal translation, an objective presentation and assessment of current scientific developments in the USSR would be difficult, even in an atmosphere of complete emotional detachment. Still, it would be unfortunate if American psychologists would simply shrug their shoulders or have a good laugh, and feel comfortably superior. While in the past it was the "Western" scientists who put into orbit the majority of forward looking and forward moving ideas in the scientific study of behavior, some recent contributions of Soviet psychologists bear real promise, and their work is likely to gain in significance in the future. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Clinical psychology abroad.

Clinical psychology, in common with its sister sciences, knows no national boundaries. Current journals, texts, and international congresses reflect steadily expanding horizons of scientific and professional interests that effectively transcend geographical, linguistic, and ideological barriers. These very brief, nontechnical observations of clinical psychology abroad will be limited to some recent trends noted in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, including the Soviet Union. The observations are based, in varying degree, on a cursory survey of recent publications, informal correspondence, and fleeting conversations during the Brussels International Congress and other travels abroad. No claims are made for complete accuracy or all-inclusiveness; a process of "selective perception" may be assumed, both here and in earlier comments. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"Society for Unification Psychology" formed (12-85).

The Society for Unification Psychology ("SUNI"—pronounced as "sunny") was formed by a group of psychologists concerned about the growing issues of diversity and fragmentation in psychology. The Society held its first organizational meeting at the 1985 APA convention. It is intended that SUNI will become a special interest group of APA's Division 24, Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. The Society's purpose is to stimulate discussion of issues of unity and disunity in psychology by: (1) planning symposia and other presentations at APA and related conventions; (2) conducting Society interest group meetings at these conventions; and (3) publishing a Newsletter. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)