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Research productivity in social psychology was reviewed for the JO-year period 1978-1987. The study assessed the adequacy of basing productivity ratings on a single criterion by examining research productivity across three journals in social psychology. Composite productivity scores were compared with a single index based on publications in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology for the years 1978-1987. To assess changes in productivity over time, comparisons were made between productivity rankings based on publication in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology for the years 1970-1975, 1976-1985, and 1978-1987. Author descriptions from Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin were also used to examine graduate student productivity in this journal. The results revealed a relatively strong relationship between the single-criterion rankings based on the APA journal and the standardized composite productivity rankings. The relative utility of such information for selection of graduate programs in social psychology is discussed.

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Research Productivity in Social Psychology

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