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APS is Off and Running
The following is a reprint of the first-ever APS Presidential Column, which appeared in the inaugural October 1988 issue of the Observer. The fledgling American Psychological Society — not quite a month old as this
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Exploring the Pages of Psychology’s Past: Archival Research in the History of Psychology
“If you would understand anything, understand its beginning and its development.” -Aristotle Everyone has heard the cliches about why we should study history. History helps us avoid the mistakes of the past. It gives us
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APS Charter Member Memories
The Observer recently invited our charter members to share their memories of APS. What was happening at the founding of the Association? What prompted them to join and remain loyal members for 20 years. Here
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Psychology is a Hub Science
In an issue of the magazine Scientific American, the editors observed that “whenever we run articles on social topics, some readers protest that we should stick to ‘real’ science” (The Peculiar Institution, 2002, p. 8).
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Happy 20th to Us!
2008 marks APS’s 20th Anniversary. This milestone will be commemorated in various ways over the coming months, including this series of columns, “Then and Now.” It’shard to believe, but after two decades, APS is entering
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When Behavior Met Statistics
David Baker, director of the Archives of the History of American Psychology, began the annual History of Psychology Symposium, “A Sampling of Statistics in the History of American Psychology,” with a personal blast from the
