Gurel L, Lorei T W, Nelson C W, Myers M J
Am J Psychiatry. 1977 Jan;134(1):33-7. doi: 10.1176/ajp.134.1.33.
A total of 58% of the eligible members voted in the 1974 APA balloting involving 6 officers, 13 amendments to the By-Laws, and a membership-initiated referendum. Analysis revealed that there was no significant relationship between member characteristics and voting/nonvoting behavior and that relatively few members followed specific voting patterns. The data support the view that most members voted carefully and relatively independently of organized influence.
在1974年美国心理学会（APA）的投票中，共有58%符合条件的会员参与投票，此次投票涉及6名官员选举、13项章程修正案以及一项由会员发起的全民投票。分析显示，会员特征与投票/不投票行为之间不存在显著关系，且相对较少的会员遵循特定的投票模式。这些数据支持了这样一种观点，即大多数会员投票时较为谨慎，且相对独立于组织的影响。
