Psychology and the National Medal of Science

Autor/inn/en	Lowman, Robert P.; Benjamin, Ludy T., Jr.
Titel	Psychology and the National Medal of Science
Quelle	In: American Psychologist, 67 (2012) 3, S.174-183 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-066X
DOI	10.1037/a0026085
Schlagwörter	Eligibility; Awards; Psychology; Psychologists; Social Sciences; Social Scientists; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eignung; Award; Auszeichnung; Psychologie; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Social scientist; Sozialwissenschaftler; USA
Abstract	When Congress created the National Medal of Science in 1959 to be awarded by the president of the United States, psychology was not among the eligible sciences. A concerted lobbying effort in the late 1970s changed that situation, adding social and behavioral sciences to the listing of eligible disciplines. This article describes how the award program was created with more restricted eligibility and the behind-the-scenes actions that led to eligibility being broadened, noting particularly the efforts of one very prominent psychologist who was angry about the exclusion of his science. (Contains 2 figures, 1 table, and 7 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10