Western Psychological Association
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| Formation | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Type | Learned society |
| Legal status | 501c3 |
| Purpose | Psychological research |
| Location | |
Region served | Western United States |
| Members | 1,917 (1962) |
President | Gregory Feist |
President-elect | Patricia Flynn |
Past president | Mark Costanzo |
| Affiliations | American Psychological Association |
| Website | westernpsych |
The Western Psychological Association (abbreviated WPA) is an American learned society dedicated to the study of psychology and other behavioral sciences.[1] It is a regional association focused on the Western United States, and is affiliated with the American Psychological Association.[2] It promotes psychological research through an annual conference, which it has held since its founding, and where psychologists read their research papers to one another.[3] Reports from these conferences were originally published in Psychological Bulletin starting in 1924, and are now published in American Psychologist.[4][5]
