Decade of Behavior

Decade of Behavior

The Decade of Behavior is the American Psychological Association's nickname for the 2000s. The name represents a public education campaign to bring attention to the importance of behavioral and social research.[1] The initiative has been endorsed by more than 70 professional associations across a variety of disciplines.[2] The campaign was first championed in 1998 by Richard C. McCarty, then-Executive Director of Science of the APA.

It is the successor to the 1990s' "Decade of the Brain".

References

  1. ^ Azar, Beth (February 1998). "APA launches 'Decade of Behavior'". Monitor on Psychology (American Psychological Association) 29 (2). http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb98/behave.html. Retrieved 2008-01-11. 
  2. ^ Yairi, Keren (Winter 2003). "Decade of Behavior Moves Onward". Psychological Science Agenda (American Psychological Association) 16 (1). http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/article-onwards_jan03psa.html. Retrieved 2008-01-11. 

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