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84 REPORT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY COMMITTEE 



tlons of psychology to the war. With a few exceptions, these 

 committees were ultimately organized by their chairmen. 

 Subsequently all which attained complete organization and 

 became active were constituted subcommittees of the Psy- 

 chology Committee of the Research Council. This was done 

 for convenience and efficiency of administration, since the 

 chairman of the Psychology Committee of the Research Coun- 

 cil was also, during the year 191 8, President of the American 

 Psychological Association and in this capacity responsible for 

 the operation of the Association's war committees. 



The following list of committees which have been active 

 for varying periods during the military emergency at once 

 supplements the history of psychological service previously 

 published in this journal and supplies a scheme for the pre- 

 sentation of the results achieved by the Psychology Commit- 

 tee and through its cooperation. 



1. Committee on psychological literature relating to mili- 

 tary affairs. Chairman, Madison Bentley. 



2. Committee on the psychological examination of re- 

 cruits. Chairman, Robert M. Yerkes. 



3. Committee on psychological problems of aviation, in- 

 cluding examination of aviation recruits. Chairmen, Harold 

 E. Burtt, George M. Stratton, and Edward L. Thorndike 

 (serving successively). 



4. Committee on the selection of men for tasks requiring 

 special aptitude. Chairman, Edward L. Thorndike. 



5. Committee on recreation in the army and navy. Chair- 

 man, George A. Coe. 



6. Committee on problems of vision which have military 

 significance. Chairman, Raymond Dodge. 



7. Committee on pedagogical and psychological problems 

 of military training and discipline. Chairmen, Charles H. 

 Judd and William C. Bagley (serving successively). 



8. Committee on psychological problems of incapacity, 

 including those of shell-shock and reeducation. Chairman, 

 Shepherd I. Franz. 



9. Committee on problems of emotional stability, fear 

 and self-control. Chairman, Robert S. Woodworth. 



