Citation

Lanier LH. Am. Psychol. 1949; 4(5): 127-147.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1949, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0056513

PMID

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Abstract

New military agencies have arisen to consolidate the wartime experience and broaden the scope of research in psychology and allied sciences. In order to judge some issues such as (1) collective research, (2) planning a scientific discovery, and (3) authoritarian characters of a military institution in dealing with complex problems of human behavior, factual information is given about psychology and related sciences in the National Military Establishment. These topics include: (1) Organizational structure of the National Military Establishment; (2) Nature and Functions of the Committee on Human Resources; (3) The Organization of research agencies within each of the three military departments; (4) The research and development programs of the three departments; (5) The problem of scientific and technical personnel in the military departments; (6) The relationships of the military agencies to the research of non-military organization; (7) The general implications of the military research programs for the development of the psychological and social sciences. A table listing federal government agencies conducting psychological research through contracts with civilian institutions is given. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)