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)     

Carolyn R. Payton: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Provides the biography of Carolyn R. Payton, and announces that she has received the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions (1982) for devoting many selfless years and boundless energies to helping people become the best they can be. The award citation and a bibliography are also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Asher R. Pacht: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Provides the biography of Asher R. Pacht, and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions (1982) for demonstrating such enthusiasm, concern, sensitivity, generosity, and undaunted energy in the service of others. The award citation and a bibliography are also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Michael I. Posner: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1980.

Provides the biography of Michael I. Posner and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1980) for his highly innovative and influential work in human cognition. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Albert Bandura: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1980.

Provides the biography of Albert Bandura and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1980) for masterful modeling as researcher, teacher, and theoretician. He has led the profession in explicating the social, symbolic, and self-regulatory determinants of meaningful learning and behavior change. A selected bibliography is also provided. (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)     

Lila R. Gleitman: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Provides the biography of Lila R. Gleitman and announces that she has received an Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions for her groundbreaking program of research that has come to define the field of language learning. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Milton Theaman: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Provides the biography of Milton Theaman, and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions (1982) for his commitment to promoting the social usefulness of psychology. The award citation and a bibliography are also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Alvin M. Liberman: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1980.

Provides the biography of Alvin M. Liberman and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1980) for pioneering, with colleagues at Haskins Laboratories, in the study of the acoustic and physiological bases of speech perception. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1982.

Announces that Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, Walter Mischel, and Mark R. Rosenzweig have received the APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1982). Biographical information, award citations, and bibliographies are provided for each recipient. Awardees for the preceding years are also listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Provides biographies of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, and announces that they have received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1982) for providing innovative and incisive ways of studying and thinking about judgment and decision making. The award citations and bibliographies are also provided for each recipient. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Allan R. Wagner: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

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

E. Mavis Hetherington: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Provides the biography of E. Mavis Hetherington and announces that she has received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (2004) for her outstanding contributions to understanding the family context of children's and adolescents' development and adaptation. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Bruce S. McEwen: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Provides the biography of Bruce S. McEwan and announces that he has won an Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions for leading the way toward a modern understanding of the interactions among hormones, the brain, and behavior. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Jenny R. Saffran: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Provides the biography of Jenny R. Saffran and announces that she has received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology (2004) for her insightful blend of cognitive and developmental psychology. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Roy Schafer: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Provides the biography of Roy Schafer, and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions (1982) for outstanding contributions to psychological theory and knowledge that have had profound impact upon clinical theory, practice, and research. The award citation and a bibliography are also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Claude M. Steele: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Announces that Claude M. Steele has won the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions for profoundly illuminating theoretical and empirical contributions to social psychology. Claude M. Steele also received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. His biography and selected bibliography can be found under the latter award. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Mark G. Baxter: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Presents the citation for Mark G. Baxter, who received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology (animal learning and behavior, comparative) "for insightful and incisive contributions in studies of learning, memory, attentional processing, executive function, and goal-directed behavior in work that has translated across species." A brief profile and a selected bibliography accompany the citation. (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)     

Elena L. Grigorenko: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Provides the biography of Elena L. Grigorenko and announces that she has received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology (2004) for her distinguished and highly creative work investigating cognitive abilities and disabilities in children of different ages and in different cultures of the world. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)