Citations of 93 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions were examined in 99 introductory psychology textbooks published between 1957 and 1986. Recipients of the award from 1956 to 1960 were cited significantly more often than recipients from 1966 to 1970 in textbooks published in 1971 and cited significantly more often than recipients from 1971 to 1975 in textbooks published in 1976. However, there were no differences between early recipients and more recent recipients in recent introductory textbooks. Contrary to expectations, there were no significant differences in the number of citations between male and female recipients.
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