American Psychological Association

scientific and professional organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C.
Organization regulatory_college Q466587
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American Psychological Association

Summary

American Psychological Association is a regulatory college[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of regulatory_college entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Psychological Association's field of work was psychology[3].
  • American Psychological Association was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • American Psychological Association was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations[5].
  • American Psychological Association was a member of American Council on Education[6].
  • American Psychological Association was a member of Committee on Publication Ethics[7].
  • American Psychological Association was a member of Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers[8].
  • American Psychological Association was a member of CHORUS[9].
  • American Psychological Association is in the country of United States[10].
  • American Psychological Association's image is recorded as The American Psychological Association headquarters in Washington, D.C.jpg[11].
  • American Psychological Association's instance of is recorded as regulatory college[12].
  • American Psychological Association's instance of is recorded as publishing house[13].
  • American Psychological Association's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[14].
  • American Psychological Association's instance of is recorded as school accreditor[15].
  • American Psychological Association's instance of is recorded as professional association[16].
  • American Psychological Association's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[17].
  • American Psychological Association's official language is recorded as English[18].
  • American Psychological Association's founder is recorded as G. Stanley Hall[19].
  • American Psychological Association's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[20].
  • American Psychological Association's chief executive officer is recorded as Norman B. Anderson[21].
  • American Psychological Association's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121667523[22].
  • American Psychological Association's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121884114[23].
  • American Psychological Association's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 153428680[24].
  • American Psychological Association's GND ID is recorded as 959-3[25].
  • American Psychological Association's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80126082[26].
  • American Psychological Association's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12329652f[27].

Body

Founding

American Psychological Association's founder is recorded as G. Stanley Hall[19]. +1892-07-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

American Psychological Association's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'APA'}[29].

Leadership

American Psychological Association's chief executive officer is recorded as Norman B. Anderson[21].

Operations

American Psychological Association's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[20].

Industry

American Psychological Association's field of work was psychology[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for American Psychological Association include APA style[30], a style guide[31], founded in 1929[32], written by it[33].

Why It Matters

American Psychological Association ranks in the top 1% of regulatory_college entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Works attributed to it include APA style[36], a style guide[37], founded in 1929[38], written by it[39]. Entities named for it include APA style[30], a style guide[31], founded in 1929[32], written by it[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [22] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . cossa.org. Retrieved . cossa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] . publicationethics.org. Retrieved . publicationethics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [8] . alpsp.org. Retrieved . alpsp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . ngocongo.org. Retrieved . ngocongo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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