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American Psychological Association

From The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology
The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world’s largest association of psychologists. APA’s membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. The APA was founded at Clark University in 1892 with the goal of advancing psychology as a science. After beginning as an academically focused organization, APA reorganized in 1945 to include several smaller psychological organizations, evolving into a new organization with a mission that included both professional and scientific issues, as well as the application of psychology to the public interest. Over time, a multifaceted structure that included divisions and state, provincial and territorial psychological associations developed, reflecting the diversity of the field and the APA’s members. The APA was incorporated in 1925 in Washington, DC, where it remains headquartered. …
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From The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional membership association incorporated in the District of Columbia. Founded in 1892, the APA was the world’s first national psychological association, and it remains the largest. In 1945, it reorganized to encompass several…
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Principal professional organisation for psychologists in North America. Founded by G. S. Hall (1892), initially with 31 members, it reached 640 members by 1940, then dramatically expanded, following wartime reorganisation, to 88,500 plus 70,500 ‘affiliate members’ in 2000. In 1937 a rival AAAP…
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From Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders
The primary mission of the APA is to “advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives” (APA.org). The APA states that within this mission contains the aspiration and vision to excel as a valuable, effective, and influential…
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From Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
The American Psychological Association (APA) was founded in July 1892, with 31 members. It grew a lot after World War II (1939–45) and as of 2015 was the world's largest association of psychologists and psychology-related professional organizations. The APA lists approximately 130,000 members, …
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The American Psychological Association (APA) is an organization dedicated to advancing the field of psychology and using psychology to contribute to a wide range of issues facing society. APA was founded in 1892 when psychology was just developing as a discipline, primarily as an outgrowth of…
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Full text Article AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: APA

From The Handy English Grammar Answer Book
The documentation style commonly employed in the social sciences was developed by the American Psychological Association (APA). Detailed documentation guidelines for APA style are included in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 6th ed. (Washington, DC: APA, 2010). …
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Full text Article American Psychological Association

From Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals
The American Psychological Association (APA) is the nation’s major psychology organization. The APA works to advance psychology as a science and a profession, and to promote human welfare. When the APA was established in 1892, psychology was a new profession and the organization had fewer than three…
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Full text Article American Psychological Association Code of Ethics

From The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
The American Psychological Association (APA) promulgated the first Code of Ethics for psychologists in 1953. Based on the work of a committee organized in 1947 (Canter, Bennett, Jones, & Nagy, 1994), this publication had further basis in the work of another committee, this one formed in 1938 and…
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Full text Article Lightner Witmer Award

From Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals
The Lightner Witmer Award is presented by the Division of School Psychology (Division 16) of the American Psychological Association (APA) to young scholars who have demonstrated outstanding research to the field of school psychology early in their careers. Although the recipient is not required to…
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The National Association of School Psychologists is a professional organization of school psychologists and related professionals, with members in the United States and 25 other countries. The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has more than 21,000 members in the United States and…
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