Abstract: | Presents the winners of the American Psychological Association's Early Career Awards for 1996. Recipients of this award may not have held a PhD for more than 9 yrs. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 8 areas: cognition and human learning, psychopathology, health, developmental, applied research/psychometrics, social/personality, perception/motor performance, and behavioral neuroscience/animal learning and behavior. Four areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in 2-yr cycles. The winners are Mark Gluck (behavioral neuroscience/animal learning and behavior), Lee Jussim (social/personality), David Lubinski (applied research/psychometrics), and Caroline Palmer (perception/motor performance). Their accomplishments are cited and biographies are provided. The winners since the establishment of the award are also listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |