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2008 Membership Statistics for Division 3: Experimental Psychology

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008

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Table 1
Demographic Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008

  Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 6 100.0 312 100.0 607 100.0 925 100.0
Gender Men 4 66.7 209 67.0 486 80.1 699 75.6
Women 2 33.3 103 33.0 121 19.9 226 24.4
Race/ethnicity American Indian 0 .0 0 .0 4 .7 4 .4
Asian 2 33.3 13 4.2 9 1.5 24 2.6
Hispanic 0 .0 9 2.9 6 1.0 15 1.6
Black 1 16.7 3 1.0 2 .3 6 .6
White 3 50.0 258 82.7 559 92.1 820 88.6
Multiracial/multi-ethnic 0 .0 0 .0 1 .2 1 .1
Not specified 0 .0 29 9.3 26 4.3 55 5.9
Age Under 30 1 16.7 1 .3 0 .0 2 .2
30 – 34 0 .0 22 7.1 0 .0 22 2.4
35 – 39 0 .0 24 7.7 5 .8 29 3.1
40 – 44 0 .0 24 7.7 14 2.3 38 4.1
45 – 49 1 16.7 20 6.4 14 2.3 35 3.8
50 – 54 0 .0 25 8.0 38 6.3 63 6.8
55 – 59 2 33.3 34 10.9 77 12.7 113 12.2
60 – 64 0 .0 46 14.7 84 13.8 130 14.1
65 – 69 1 16.7 27 8.7 77 12.7 105 11.4
70 or older 1 16.7 74 23.7 276 45.5 351 37.9
Not specified 0 .0 15 4.8 22 3.6 37 4.0
Mean 55.3   58.4   69.3   65.6  
SD 15.7   16.0   13.2   15.1  
Region New England 0 .0 39 12.5 51 8.4 90 9.7
Middle Atlantic 0 .0 52 16.7 121 19.9 173 18.7
East North Central 0 .0 31 9.9 74 12.2 105 11.4
West North Central 1 16.7 31 9.9 31 5.1 63 6.8
South Atlantic 1 16.7 47 15.1 128 21.1 176 19.0
East South Central 0 .0 13 4.2 19 3.1 32 3.5
West South Central 0 .0 24 7.7 31 5.1 55 5.9
Mountain 0 .0 15 4.8 32 5.3 47 5.1
Pacific 2 33.3 37 11.9 79 13.0 118 12.8
Canada 0 .0 6 1.9 27 4.4 33 3.6
Other 2 33.3 17 5.4 14 2.3 33 3.6

Table 2
Educational Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008

    Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 6 100.0 312 100.0 607 100.0 925 100.0
Highest degree Ph.D. 2 33.3 308 98.7 592 97.5 902 97.5
Ed.D. 0 .0 0 .0 2 .3 2 .2
M.D. 0 .0 0 .0 3 .5 3 .3
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified 0 .0 3 1.0 9 1.5 12 1.3
Masters 3 50.0 1 .3 0 .0 4 .4
Not specified 1 16.7 0 .0 1 .2 2 .2
Years since degree Less than 5 1 16.7 19 6.1 0 .0 20 2.2
5 - 9 1 16.7 28 9.0 2 .3 31 3.4
10 - 14 1 16.7 35 11.2 13 2.1 49 5.3
15 - 19 0 .0 23 7.4 20 3.3 43 4.6
20 – 24 1 16.7 25 8.0 23 3.8 49 5.3
25 or more 2 33.3 177 56.7 543 89.5 722 78.1
Not specified 0 .0 5 1.6 6 1.0 11 1.2
Mean 15.0   28.0   41.2   36.6  
SD 11.3   15.8   13.2   15.5  

Table 3
Current Major Field of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008

    Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
Health service provider subfields Clinical 1 16.7 8 2.6 25 4.1 34 3.7
Clinical neuropsychology 1 16.7 1 .3 1 .2 3 .3
Counseling psychology 0 .0 2 .6 3 .5 5 .5
Forensic 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .1
Geropsychology 0 .0 0 .0 3 .5 3 .3
Health 0 .0 2 .6 2 .3 4 .4
Subtotal 2 33.3 14 4.5 34 5.6 50 5.4
Research and other subfields Cognitive 1 16.7 79 25.3 117 19.3 197 21.3
Comparative 0 .0 0 .0 14 2.3 14 1.5
Developmental 0 .0 5 1.6 49 8.1 54 5.8
Educational 0 .0 4 1.3 16 2.6 20 2.2
Environmental 0 .0 0 .0 2 .3 2 .2
Experimental 0 .0 127 40.7 193 31.8 320 34.6
General/Methods & Systems 0 .0 7 2.2 10 1.6 17 1.8
Industrial/Organizational 0 .0 4 1.3 7 1.2 11 1.2
Neurosciences 0 .0 5 1.6 34 5.6 39 4.2
Personality 0 .0 2 .6 8 1.3 10 1.1
Physiological/Psychobiology 0 .0 10 3.2 28 4.6 38 4.1
Psychopharmacology 0 .0 4 1.3 11 1.8 15 1.6
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats 0 .0 3 1.0 12 2.0 15 1.6
Social 0 .0 6 1.9 26 4.3 32 3.5
Subtotal 1 16.7 256 82.1 527 86.8 784 84.8
Other fields Behavioral Medicine 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .1
Business or Management 0 .0 3 1.0 1 .2 4 .4
Cognitive science 0 .0 3 1.0 8 1.3 11 1.2
Computer Science 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .1
Education, Teaching 0 .0 1 .3 1 .2 2 .2
Engineering 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .1
Linguistics 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .1
Medicine 0 .0 0 .0 1 .2 1 .1
Organizational Behavior 0 .0 0 .0 1 .2 1 .1
Public Health 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .1
Rehabilitation 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .1
Social/Behavioral Sciences 0 .0 1 .3 2 .3 3 .3
Speech & Hearing 0 .0 1 .3 1 .2 2 .2
Statistics 0 .0 1 .3 1 .2 2 .2
Other 0 .0 6 1.9 17 2.8 23 2.5
Subtotal 0 .0 22 7.1 33 5.4 55 5.9
Not specified Not specified 3 50.0 20 6.4 13 2.1 36 3.9
Science designation General science 0 .0 8 2.6 13 2.1 21 2.3
Core science 1 16.7 260 83.3 532 87.6 793 85.7
Neither 2 33.3 24 7.7 49 8.1 75 8.1
Total 6 100.0 312 100.0 607 100.0 925 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 4
Employment Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008

    Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
 N= 6 100.0 312 100.0 607 100.0 925 100.0
Employment status Employed full time 4 66.7 117 37.5 231 38.1 352 38.1
Employed part time 0 .0 9 2.9 22 3.6 31 3.4
Postdoctoral study 0 .0 2 .6 0 .0 2 .2
Retired 0 .0 30 9.6 82 13.5 112 12.1
Not specified 2 33.3 154 49.4 272 44.8 428 46.3
Licensure status Licensed as a psychologist 2 33.3 40 12.8 81 13.3 123 13.3
Not licensed/unknown 4 66.7 272 87.2 526 86.7 802 86.7
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) University settings 2 50.0 75 64.1 179 77.5 256 72.7
Four-year colleges 0 .0 19 16.2 12 5.2 31 8.8
Medical school 0 .0 4 3.4 13 5.6 17 4.8
Other academic settings 0 .0 3 2.6 2 .9 5 1.4
Independent practice 0 .0 1 .9 2 .9 3 .9
Hospital 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .3
Clinic 0 .0 1 .9 0 .0 1 .3
Other human service 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .3
Business & industry 0 .0 2 1.7 0 .0 2 .6
Government 1 25.0 4 3.4 5 2.2 10 2.8
Other 1 25.0 8 6.8 13 5.6 22 6.3
Not specified 0 .0 0 .0 3 1.3 3 .9
Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only) Research 2 50.0 105 89.7 214 92.6 321 91.2
Education 3 75.0 92 78.6 197 85.3 292 83.0
Health/mental health services 0 .0 10 8.5 9 3.9 19 5.4
Educational services 0 .0 14 12.0 13 5.6 27 7.7
Other applied psychology 0 .0 18 15.4 22 9.5 40 11.4
Management/administration 2 50.0 60 51.3 145 62.8 207 58.8
Other employment activities 1 25.0 15 12.8 27 11.7 43 12.2
Not specified 1 25.0 4 3.4 7 3.0 12 3.4
  Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) Research 0 .0 38 32.5 144 62.3 182 51.7
Education 2 50.0 53 45.3 46 19.9 101 28.7
Mental Health Services 0 .0 4 3.4 3 1.3 7 2.0
Educational Services 0 .0 2 1.7 1 .4 3 .9
Applied Psychology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .4 1 .3
Management/administration 1 25.0 15 12.8 28 12.1 44 12.5
Other activities 0 .0 1 .9 0 .0 1 .3
Not specified 1 25.0 4 3.4 8 3.5 13 3.7

Source: 2008 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 5
Membership Characteristics of Division 3 Members by Membership Status, 2008

    Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
1. General Psychology 1 16.7 55 17.6 193 31.8 249 26.9
2. Teaching of Psychology 0 .0 57 18.3 72 11.9 129 13.9
3. Experimental Psychology 6 100.0 312 100.0 607 100.0 925 100.0
5. Evaluation & Measurement 1 16.7 11 3.5 28 4.6 40 4.3
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative 0 .0 49 15.7 166 27.3 215 23.2
7. Developmental Psychology 0 .0 17 5.4 82 13.5 99 10.7
8. Personality & Social 1 16.7 15 4.8 72 11.9 88 9.5
9. SPSSI 0 .0 6 1.9 40 6.6 46 5.0
10. Psychology & the Arts 0 .0 9 2.9 23 3.8 32 3.5
12. Clinical Psychology 0 .0 1 .3 28 4.6 29 3.1
13. Consulting Psychology 0 .0 3 1.0 5 .8 8 .9
14. SIOP 0 .0 8 2.6 18 3.0 26 2.8
15. Educational Psychology 2 33.3 12 3.8 57 9.4 71 7.7
16. School Psychology 0 .0 2 .6 4 .7 6 .6
17. Counseling Psychology 0 .0 1 .3 7 1.2 8 .9
18. Psychologists in Public Service 0 .0 1 .3 5 .8 6 .6
19. Society for Military Psychology 0 .0 3 1.0 16 2.6 19 2.1
20. Adult Development & Aging 0 .0 24 7.7 71 11.7 95 10.3
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering 0 .0 25 8.0 36 5.9 61 6.6
22. Rehabilitation Psychology 0 .0 5 1.6 4 .7 9 1.0
23. Consumer Psychology 0 .0 9 2.9 12 2.0 21 2.3
24. Theoretical & Philosophical 0 .0 4 1.3 21 3.5 25 2.7
25. Behavior Analysis 2 33.3 22 7.1 54 8.9 78 8.4
26. History of Psychology 0 .0 20 6.4 89 14.7 109 11.8
27. Community Psychology 0 .0 1 .3 7 1.2 8 .9
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse 0 .0 21 6.7 55 9.1 76 8.2
29. Psychotherapy 0 .0 2 .6 7 1.2 9 1.0
30. Psychological Hypnosis 0 .0 2 .6 4 .7 6 .6
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs 0 .0 1 .3 9 1.5 10 1.1
32. Humanistic Psychology 0 .0 3 1.0 5 .8 8 .9
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 0 .0 3 1.0 10 1.6 13 1.4
34. Population & Environmental 0 .0 2 .6 10 1.6 12 1.3
35. Psychology of Women 0 .0 8 2.6 33 5.4 41 4.4
36. Psychology of Religion 0 .0 9 2.9 8 1.3 17 1.8
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice 0 .0 2 .6 6 1.0 8 .9
38. Health Psychology 0 .0 6 1.9 28 4.6 34 3.7
39. Psychoanalysis 0 .0 3 1.0 3 .5 6 .6
40. Clinical Neuropsychology 1 16.7 14 4.5 29 4.8 44 4.8
41. Psychology-Law Society 0 .0 5 1.6 15 2.5 20 2.2
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice 0 .0 5 1.6 8 1.3 13 1.4
43. Family Psychology 0 .0 1 .3 3 .5 4 .4
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues 0 .0 2 .6 5 .8 7 .8
45. Ethnic Minority Issues 1 16.7 6 1.9 11 1.8 18 1.9
46. Media Psychology 0 .0 1 .3 9 1.5 10 1.1
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology 0 .0 5 1.6 8 1.3 13 1.4
48. Peace Psychology 0 .0 2 .6 14 2.3 16 1.7
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy 0 .0 1 .3 4 .7 5 .5
50. Addictions 0 .0 1 .3 6 1.0 7 .8
51. Men & Masculinity 0 .0 1 .3 7 1.2 8 .9
52. International 0 .0 8 2.6 35 5.8 43 4.6
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 0 .0 1 .3 6 1.0 7 .8
54. Pediatric Psychology 0 .0 2 .6 5 .8 7 .8
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy 0 .0 1 .3 3 .5 4 .4
56. Trauma Psychology 1 16.7 1 .3 12 2.0 14 1.5
Number of divisions                
One 2 33.3 100 32.1 120 19.8 222 24.0
Two 1 16.7 110 35.3 144 23.7 255 27.6
Three 2 33.3 46 14.7 127 20.9 175 18.9
Four or more 1 16.7 56 17.9 216 35.6 273 29.5
Number belonging to state associations 1 16.7 35 11.2 71 11.7 107 11.6
ABPP Clinical psychology 0 .0 0 .0 5 .8 5 .5
Counseling 0 .0 0 .0 1 .2 1 .1
Organizational business consulting psychology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .2 1 .1
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 0 .0 2 .3 2 .2
Forensic 0 .0 0 .0 1 .2 1 .1
Paid the Practice Assessment 1 16.7 6 1.9 8 1.3 15 1.6
Total 6 100.0 312 100.0 607 100.0 925 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 




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