Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: In the present paper, the early contribution of Japanese psychologists at the International Congress of Psychology (ICP) was evaluated after scrutinizing every formal ICP report. From the 11 ICPs held prior to WWII, 25 Japanese names were registered. Among them, 18 Japanese participated, though only six presented. The first two participants, while not degreed psychologists, did present, and this suggests that by the end of the 19th century, Japanese scholars were academically ready for international exchange. Despite only a small number of Japanese scholars having participated by the 1940s, their constant involvement at ICPs led Japan to becoming a charter member of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) in 1951.
Source: Japanese Psychological Research
DOI: 10.1111/jpr.12122
Author: Miki Takasuna
Institution: Tokyo International University
Language: English
Subfield: General Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2461815579