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AAAP
American Association of Applied Psychology

AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science

AAP
Association for the Advancement of Psychology

AAPCC
American Association of Psychiatric Clinics for Children

AAUPTC
American Association of University Psychology Training Centers

ABA
American Bar Association

AMA
American Medical Association

APA
American Psychiatric Association

APA
American Psychological Association

BPA
Board of Professional Affairs

BSA
Board of Scientific Affairs

BSCS
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study

BSERP
Board of Social and Ethical Responsibility of Psychologists

CAMAS
Coordinated Application, Matching, and Admissions System for Graduate Programs in Psychology

CAPASAR
Ad Hoc Committee on APA/State Association Relations

CAPPS
Council for the Advancement of Psychological Professions and Sciences

CEOP
Committee of Equality of Opportunity in Psychology

COFSA
Continuing Committee on Organization and Function of State Associations

COMDOC
Committee on Doctoral Training

CONPASS
Consortium of Professional Associations for Study of Special Teacher Improvement Programs

COPDAC
Conference of Psychologist Directors in State, Federal, and Territorial Mental Health Programs

COPPIA
Ad Hoc Committee on Promoting Public Interest Activity

CP
Division 27: Community Psychology

CPOP
Committee on Psychology in Other Professional Schools

CPT
Current Procedural Terminology

CSPEC
Ad Hoc Committee on Scientific and Professional Ethics and Conduct

CWP
Committee on Women in Psychology

EAB
Division 25: Experimental Analysis of Behavior

EAO
Educational Affairs Office

EDRA
Environmental Design Research Association

EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

ETB
Education and Training Board

ETS
Educational Testing Service

FIPSE
Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education

HP
Division 32: Humanistic Psychology

I & OP
Division 14: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

JASP
Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology

JCPP
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

JEP
Journal of Experimental Psychology

JPSP
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

JSAS
Journal Supplement Abstract Services

LC
Library of Congress

NAESP
National Association of Elementary School Principals

NAMH
National Association for Mental Health

NASP
National Association of School Psychologists

NEAR
Newly Emerging Areas of Research

NIMH
National Institute of Mental Health

NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act

NISP
National Information System for Psychology

NRC
National Research Council

NRSTP
National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel

NSF
National Science Foundation

OCMD
Office of Communication Management and Development

OEO
Office of Economic Opportunity

OVR
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (of Federal Security Agency)

P & the Law
Division 41: Psychology and Law

P & E
Division 34: Population and Environmental Psychology

PH
Division 30: Psychological Hypnosis

PSIEP
Project on Scientific Information Exchange in Psychology

PUPI
Task Force on Psychologists' Use of Physical Interventions

SPSS
Statistical Package for the Social Studies (computer program)

SPSSI
Division 9: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

SREB
Southern Regional Education Board

SRSS
Sociological Resources for the Social Sciences

TAMU
Texas A & M University

TFETMG
Task Force on Employment Testing of Minority Groups

TORC
Committee on Training in Rehabilitation Counseling

UAW
United Automobile Workers

UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

VA
Veterans Administration

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