American Psychological Association

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The American Psychological Association is the leading professional organization representing psychologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing psychological science, education, and practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf learned society
nonprofit organization
professional association
abbreviation APA
country United States of America
surface form: United States
divisionExample Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37)
Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53)
Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27)
Society for Counseling Psychology (Division 17)
Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science (Division 3)
Society for Health Psychology (Division 38)
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Division 14)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Division 8)
Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race (Division 45)
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9)
Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (Division 44)
Society for the Psychology of Women (Division 35)
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2)
Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12)
field psychology
foundedBy G. Stanley Hall
hasPart APA Divisions
APA Ethics Code
APA Monitor on Psychology
APA Style Guidelines
American Psychologist
Developmental Psychology (journal)
Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
PsycARTICLES
PsycBOOKS
EBSCOhost
surface form: PsycINFO

PsycTESTS
Psychological Bulletin
Psychological Review
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1892
influences clinical psychology practice guidelines
psychological research standards
psychology education curricula
language English
locationFounded Clark University
mainActivity accreditation of psychology training programs
advocacy for psychology in public policy
developing ethical standards for psychologists
organizing annual conventions
publishing scholarly journals
membership affiliates in related fields
psychologists
psychology students
notableWork Diagnostic criteria contributions to DSM collaborations
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
numberOfDivisions 50+
purpose advancement of psychological education
advancement of psychological practice
advancement of psychological science
regionServed United States of America
surface form: United States
sector professional psychology
shortName APA
website https://www.apa.org

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President of the American Psychological Association partOf American Psychological Association
President of the American Psychological Association headOf American Psychological Association
President of the American Psychological Association jurisdiction American Psychological Association
President of the American Psychological Association reportsTo American Psychological Association
this entity surface form: American Psychological Association Council of Representatives
President of the American Psychological Association associatedWith American Psychological Association
this entity surface form: American Psychological Association Board of Directors
William James memberOf American Psychological Association
cognitive behavioral therapy recommendedBy American Psychological Association
subject surface form: Cognitive behavioral therapy
David M. Buss memberOf American Psychological Association
humanistic psychology associatedWith American Psychological Association
this entity surface form: American Psychological Association Division 32
Peter Salovey affiliation American Psychological Association
Edward L. Thorndike memberOf American Psychological Association
Edward Bradford Titchener memberOf American Psychological Association
Wolfgang Köhler memberOf American Psychological Association
Leon Festinger memberOf American Psychological Association
G. Stanley Hall memberOf American Psychological Association
James McKeen Cattell memberOf American Psychological Association
William James Book Award presentedBy American Psychological Association
William James Book Award sponsor American Psychological Association
William James Book Award organizer American Psychological Association
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi memberOf American Psychological Association
Ed Diener memberOf American Psychological Association
Sonja Lyubomirsky memberOf American Psychological Association