The Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology is an annual award that has been given by the American Psychological Association since 1974.[1] It is given to outstanding research psychologists who are in the early stages of their career, defined as the first nine years after they receive their Ph.D. Every year, the award is given to five psychologists, each from one of ten different areas of psychology:

  1. Animal learning and comparative psychology,
  2. Developmental psychology,
  3. Health psychology,
  4. Cognitive psychology,
  5. Psychopathology,
  6. Behavioral and cognitive neuroscience,
  7. Perception and motor control,
  8. Social psychology,
  9. Applied psychology, and
  10. Individual differences.

This means that every two years, one psychologist from each area will receive the award.[2]

Notable past winners

Former winners of the Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology include:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b No authorship indicated (1989). "Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology: David M. Buss". American Psychologist. 44 (4): 636–638. doi:10.1037/h0092093. ISSN 1935-990X.
  2. ^ a b c "APA Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  3. ^ No authorship indicated (1986). "Distinguished scientific awards for an early career contribution to psychology: Michael S. Fanselow". American Psychologist. 41 (4): 363–365. doi:10.1037/h0092137. ISSN 1935-990X.
  4. ^ No authorship indicated (1993). "Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology". American Psychologist. 48 (4): 344–351. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.48.4.344. ISSN 1935-990X.
  5. ^ "Past Recipients". APA.
  6. ^ "2012 APA Distinguished Scientific Award recipients". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
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