APA Dictionary of Psychology

a professional organization founded in 1988 to advance the needs and interests of scientific, applied, and academic psychologists as opposed to those engaged in clinical practice. Its mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, and the improvement of human welfare. Originally called the American Psychological Society (APS), the organization changed to its present name in 2006. The APS publishes five journals: Psychological Science, Current Directions in Psychological Science, Psychological Science in the Public Interest, Perspectives on Psychological Science, and Clinical Psychological Science.