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Am Psychol. 2012 Apr;67(3):174-83. doi: 10.1037/a0026085. Epub 2011 Nov 28.
When Congress created the National Medal of Science in 1959 to be awarded by the president of the United States, psychology was not among the eligible sciences. A concerted lobbying effort in the late 1970s changed that situation, adding social and behavioral sciences to the listing of eligible disciplines. This article describes how the award program was created with more restricted eligibility and the behind-the-scenes actions that led to eligibility being broadened, noting particularly the efforts of one very prominent psychologist who was angry about the exclusion of his science.
当国会于 1959 年设立由美国总统颁发的国家科学奖章时，心理学并不在可获奖的科学之列。20 世纪 70 年代末，经过一番齐心协力的游说，社会科学和行为科学被列入了可获奖学科的名单。本文描述了该奖项计划是如何在更严格的资格限制下创建的，以及导致资格放宽的幕后行动，特别提到了一位非常杰出的心理学家的努力，他对自己的学科被排除在外感到愤怒。
