William T. Newsome: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Announces William T. Newsome as a recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions for 2002. A biographical statement is included, along with major works and contributions for the field. Newsome received this award for elucidating the relationship between neural activity and perception. His synthesis of visual psychophysics and brain electrophysiology revealed fundamental principles of neuropsychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

William T. Greenough: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

This articles discusses the life and work of William T. Greenough, the recipient of the 1998/1999 American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents biographies of J. L. McClelland and D. E. Rumelhart, 2 of the 4 recipients of the 1996 American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. (Biographies of the other 2 recipients, R. W. Goy and S. E. Taylor, appeared in the April 1997 issue of the American Psychologist.) McClelland and Rumelhart are recognized for their pace-setting research on basic processes in reading, speech perception, language learning, and cognitive development and for catalyzing and shaping analyses of empirical phenomena over much of the domain of human information processing. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Sheldon Cohen: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Provides the biography of Sheldon Cohen and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (2004) for his elegant research in psychoneuroimmunology. The award citation and a selected bibliography are also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Rochel Gelman.

Discusses the contributions of Rochel Gelman, winner of the 1995 Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions presented by the American Psychological Association. Gelman's landmark studies of young children's understanding of number, causality, and the animate–inanimate distinction are cited for their depth and originality. She has shown that, contrary to what Piaget and others had believed, preschool children possess arithmetic knowledge in the form of counting principles and numerical reasoning procedures. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Noam Chomsky.

Noam Chomsky is a recipient of one of the 1984 Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, presented by the American Psychological Association at the annual convention. Chomsky is cited for enlarging our definition of scientific psychology. His critical and creative genius inspired linguists with a new conception of grammar and of linguistic theory. Not only has he demonstrated that an understanding of grammar must be central to any serious understanding of the human mind, but he has shown psychologists how such understanding can be achieved and developed. In addition to the citation, a biography and bibliography for Chomsky are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Paul Rozin: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Paul Rozin, one of the 2007 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. An article based on the author's award address, delivered at the APA's 115th annual meeting, held August 17-20, 2007, in San Francisco, California, is also presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Walter Mischel: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Provides the biography of Walter Mischel, and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1982) for outstanding contributions to personality theory and assessment. The award citation and a bibliography are also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Paul Ekman.

Cites Paul Ekman for the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Ekman is cited for his ground-breaking empirical and theoretical work on human emotion. He is credited with putting emotion back on the research agenda of psychology and describing the dynamics of nonverbal behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Elliot Aronson: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

This article discusses Elliot Aronson's life work as the winner of the 1998/1999 American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2002 Award winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the 2002 recipients of the APA Scientific Contributions Awards, who were recognized by the 2001 Board of Scientific Affairs and selected by the 2001 Committee on Scientific Awards. 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)     

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)     

2003 Award Winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the 2003 Award Winners for the APA Distinguished Scientific Contributions Awards. This award is presented to individuals who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The list of members of the APA committee who selected the recipients for this year and a list of previous award recipients from 1956-1969 are provided. (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)     

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)     

Michael Davis: 2006 Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the citation for Michael Davis, who received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions "for his major discoveries about the brain circuits underlying basic aspects of behavioral plasticity and learning." A brief profile and a selected bibliography, as well as Davis' award address, entitled Neural Systems Involved in Fear and Anxiety Measured With Fear-Potentiated Startle (see record 2006-21079-027), accompany the citation. (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)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Alice H. Eagly.

Alice H. Eagly, winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, is cited for her work in the field of social psychology, the psychology of gender, and the use of meta-analytic techniques. She envisions a psychology that extends from individual cognitions to societal structures. In addition to the citation, a biography and selected bibliography of Eagly's works are presented. Also included is Eagly's paper, entitled "The his and hers of prosocial behavior: An examination of the social psychology of gender," a version of which she delivered at the American Psychological Association's annual convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

David E. Meyer: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Announces David E. Meyer as a recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions for 2002. A biographical statement is included, along with major works and contributions for the field. Meyer received this award for his contributions to the understanding of how humans process information, which integrates novel experimental methods with the development of precise theory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Robert S. Siegler: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

This document presents the citation awarded to Robert S. Siegler, recipient of the 2005 APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of Siegler accompany the citation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)