今天,有相当大的压力要求行为科学家们从埋头于对过去的不切实际的研究中摆脱出来,从事更有实用价值的工作。社会鼓励并支持他们这样做。用于“应用”研究的联邦拨款显著增长。我们中有些人早就觉得社会科学没有履行其社会责任,他们欢迎这种对社会问题兴趣的增长。另一方面,实际应用并不象初看起来那么简单。要把心理学的研究成果和观念应用于增进社 Today, there is considerable pressure on behavioral scientists to get out of immersed in unrealistic research on the past and to do more practical work. Society encourages and supports them to do so. The federal funding for “applied” research has grown significantly. Some of us have long felt that the social sciences have not fulfilled their social responsibilities and they welcome this growing interest in social issues. On the other hand, practical applications are not as simple as they seem at first glance. Psychological research results and concepts should be applied to promote society