Edwin E. Ghiselli: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.

Recognizes the receipt of the American Psychological Association's 1972 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award by Edwin E. Ghiselli. The award citation reads: "A remarkably multifaceted set of distinguished contributions spanning a 40-year career. He began his scientific life as a neurophysiological psychologist and, in the absence of an established literature or technology to guide him, pioneered in the study of subcortical mechanisms. He has provided the same definitive guidance in applied psychology. Ghiselli and industrial psychology are virtually synonymous. Few issues concerning the behavior of people at work, from the conceptualization of performance to the measurement of values, have not been touched by his influence. Psychometric theory has also felt his impact. No one can approach a problem in psychological prediction without taking into account his work on prediction models. In sum, Ghiselli is one of the few who have productively spanned the two disciplines of scientific psychology." A brief biography and listing of the recipient's scientific writings are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The future of psychology.

R. W. Sperry expresses his thanks for receiving the American Psychological Association citation for outstanding lifetime contribution to psychology. He suggests that psychology is turning the tables on physics and hard science and, with its cognitive revolution, is now leading the way in science to a more adequate and more valid paradigm for scientific and all causal explanation. (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)     

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)     

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 information-processing theory of mind.

H. A. Simon expresses his thanks for receiving the American Psychological Association citation for outstanding lifetime contribution to psychology. He describes cognitive psychology as a progressive science that, building on behaviorist and Gestalt foundations, has continually broadened and deepened the phenomena that it can predict and explain. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Contribution for Applications in Psychology Award for 1978.

The Distinguished Contribution for Applications in Psychology Award is presented to a person who has engaged in a program of research that is both systematic and applied in character. This year the award was given to Alphonse Chapanis. He was presented with a check for $1,000 and an engrossed citation of his contribution. The award was presented by John I. Lacey, Chair of the Committee on Scientific Awards. Other members of the committee are Gerald C. Davison, Leon Festinger, Elaine Hatfield, Nancy Hirschberg, and Jerome E. Singer. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Scientific Contribution Awards 1957.

"Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards of the APA were presented to Edward C. Tolman (in absentia), Carl I. Hovland, and Curt P. Richter (in absentia) during special ceremonies at the 1957 APA Annual Meeting. Each recipient was presented, in person or in absentia, with a formal citation of his outstanding scientific contribution to psychology and an honorarium of $1,000." The citation for Edward Chase Tolman read in part: "For the creative and sustained pursuit of a theoretical integration of the multifaceted data of psychology… for forcing theorizing out of the mechanical and peripheral into the center of psychology without the loss of objectivity and discipline; for… his purposive-cognitive theory of learning." The citation for Carl Iver Hovland read in part: "For his original and provocative contributions to the scientific study of persuasive communications and the modification of beliefs and attitudes." The citation for Curt Paul Richter read in part: "For his pioneering investigations of physiological mechanisms affecting behavior." A brief biography and a complete bibliography of his scientific publications is included for each award recipient. (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)     

Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest Gold Medal Award: Kenneth B. Clark.

Kenneth B. Clark is recognized for his long and distinguished career in promoting the public interest. He has been a pioneer in defending the civil rights of his fellow man, as well as a renowned analyst of the human condition. It is also noted that he has the distinct honor of being chosen a second time to receive the Psychological Public Interest Award. In addition to the citation, a biography is presented of Clark's life, as well as his contributions to psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards: 1969: Citation for Stanley Schachter.

Gives a citation to Stanley Schachter "For consistent, coherent, and creative work that has materially advanced our understanding of behavior in social contexts. He has chosen to explore new areas and new problems that promised to be important and applied exceptional experimental ingenuity in making his explorations successful. Bringing to bear on his problems a fine sense of the necessary relation between theory and data, his studies always produced meaningful knowledge. By exploring his ideas in natural setting:; as well as in the laboratory, he kept richness and precision together in his work. The measure of a man's contribution to science is what we have learned as a result of his work. From the work of Stanley Schachter we have gained new knowledge of the social psychological effects of being deviant in a group; of the circumstances under which people seek out others and the basic: nature of group support; of how groups provide the context within which emotions are defined; and even the effects of the social context on psychophysiological effects. He has contributed broadly and deeply." The citation is followed by a biography of Schachter and a list of his scientific publications. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished contribution to psychology in the public interest: Durand F. Jacobs.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Durand F. Jacobs, one of the recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest. From the awardee's citation: "For his lifetime dedication to innovative techniques in rehabilitation psychology and to assuring the humane treatment of the elderly, and for his many contributions in promoting human welfare through rigorous research. For three decades, Jacobs has been in the forefront of research on pathological gambling, defining it as an addiction and organizing effective treatment modalities for those pathologically addicted. He has also been a leader in the definition and organization of disaster relief responses, developing the California model plan adopted by the APA Council of Representatives. His contributions have made a significant difference in countless individual lives and have advanced the role and perception of our discipline as contributing to human welfare in real and direct ways." (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)     

Awards for distinguished contributions to psychology in the public interest: Jerome D. Frank.

Presents the citation, biography, and bibliography for Jerome D. Frank, one of the 1985 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. Frank was honored for his continuing commitment over a quarter of a century to articulating the human and moral considerations involved in preventing nuclear war. Jerome Frank has been a pioneer in identifying psychological knowledge relevant to this vital concern and using this knowledge to clarify outdated foreign and military policies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Donald T. Campbell: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards.

Presents the citation of the 1970 American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award winner, Donald Thomas Campbell. The citation reads: "For his wide range of contributions in psychological epistemology, social psychology, and research methods. By the diversity of his talents and his courageous energy, he has resolved many of the polarities that exert antagonistic pulls on most of us and, by making excellent contributions at both poles, provides an inspiring example that choosing one does not require sacrificing the other. At once a philosopher and a methodologist, a theoretician and an experimenter, a field and a laboratory worker, a basic and an applied researcher, his work relevant to both science and society, he is at the same time, a psychologist's psychologist and an enricher of fields beyond our own." 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)     

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)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Patrick H. DeLeon.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by distinguished contributions in the public interest. For 1984, Patrick H. DeLeon is cited for his leadership role in empowering the field of psychology with a strength of public purpose and public responsibility. Through his efforts as psychology's most dedicated colleague on Capitol Hill, DeLeon has contributed his professional effectiveness to improved federal support for research, education and training, and service delivery. Within psychology, he has contributed to its involvement with the legal system, to its public image and message, to its growth as a scientific and professional discipline, and to its professional status. Through his own example, he has charted psychology's course as a discipline and profession in making important contributions to human welfare, social justice, and economic growth. Along with the citation, a biography and bibliography of DeLeon's works are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Education and Training Contributions: Wilbert J. McKeachie.

Announces that Wilbert J. McKeachie is the recipient of an Education and Training Board Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology. McKeachie is cited for a distinguished career in psychology. He has published broadly and significantly on college teaching, and his "Teaching Tips," now in its eighth edition, has been a survival manual for generations of beginning teachers. In addition to a citation, and biography and selected bibliography of McKeachie's works are presented. (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)     

David Krech: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards.

Presents the citation of the 1970 American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award winner, David Krech. The award citation reads: "The friends of David Krech will say that his career has been brilliant, varied, and consistently creative. His enemies will say that he has been What happens in the brain when an organism learns? Krech and his colleagues have helped to restate the problem, to mobilize new techniques, and to launch promising studies in the neurophysiology, and neurochemistry of behavior. It should be mentioned that David Krech is much more than just a good scientist. He is also a good member of society, and a good human being. He is always on the right side--which is sometimes the left side--of a controversy. He is always in there lighting. A good man, and true!" 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)