Knowra American Psychological Association American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association is a United States professional organization that supports psychological research, education, and practice and publishes influential standards and journals.
APA Style : A system of rules for writing, citing, and formatting scholarly work, published by the American Psychological Association. Its widely used style manual is one of the association’s most visible tools for academic communication.
American Psychological Association divisions : Specialty-based groups within the American Psychological Association that organize members around areas of psychology. Divisions let the association represent fields ranging from clinical psychology to neuroscience.
G. Stanley Hall : An American psychologist who helped establish experimental psychology and founded the American Psychological Association in 1892. As the association’s first president, Hall shaped its early institutional direction.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association : The American Psychological Association’s handbook for scholarly writing, citation, and manuscript preparation. Successive editions helped make APA conventions common across academic disciplines.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders : A manual published by the American Psychiatric Association that classifies mental disorders and sets diagnostic criteria. It is often confused with the APA’s own publications, though a different association publishes it.
Clinical psychology : The psychological specialty concerned with assessing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. It is a prominent practice specialty within the association’s broad membership.
Clark University : A private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, founded in 1887. Hall’s work at Clark University formed part of the setting in which the association emerged.
Psychological Bulletin : A peer-reviewed journal published by the American Psychological Association, known for reviews and meta-analyses in psychology. The journal demonstrates the association’s role in synthesizing psychological evidence.
Psychological science : The systematic study of behavior and mental processes using empirical methods. The association connects research across psychology’s many specialties.
Industrial and organizational psychology : The study and application of psychology to work, organizations, and employment. Its presence illustrates that the association extends beyond mental health treatment.
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