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A primary function of the Psychonomic Society, founded in 1959, has been the conduct of scientific meetings. Its first 37 meetings have been held in 18 different cities, St. Louis being the most popular with 11 meetings. The 5 Chicago meetings have been held at 5 different sites. Although there have been some changes in format and procedure, there has been a general adherence to guidelines laid down by the Society’s founders whereby the format is kept simple, with a strong emphasis on the communication of results of scientific research.
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I thank J. P. Chalarca for his help in analyzing the content of meeting programs from 1960 to 1995 and Betty Capaldi, William Estes, Judith Goggin, Gregory A. Kimble, and Michael Rashotte for commenting on an earlier draft of this article.
Note—This is the third part of a four-part history of the Psychonomic Society (see Dewsbury, 1996; Dewsbury & Bolles, 1995).
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Dewsbury, D.A. History of the Psychonomic Society III: The meetings of the Psychonomic Society. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 4, 350–358 (1997). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210792
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210792