The Chinese Psychological Society is a non-profit academic organization, established by a group of psychologists in China. It was founded in

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and it is one of the earliest established national organizations in China, aiming at uniting all the psychologists to work and promote in the field of

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

Functions

* Organizing academic exchanges between different countries and holding academic meetings. * Studying psychological subjects. * Popularizing basic theories in this field and propagating the spirits, ideas and methods of science. * Compiling and publishing psychological magazines. * Holding tutorial classes. * Awarding the membership to major contributors in psychological study.

Organizational structure

Chinese Psychological Society contains studies in every branch of psychology. The total number of membership is nearly 9000. There are local Psychological Societies in 31 provinces and provincial districts. It publishes the journals ''Psychological Science'' and ''Acta Psychologica Sinica''.

References

{{Authority control Learned societies of China Non-profit organizations based in China Scientific organizations established in 1921 1921 establishments in China