Society for Computation in Psychology
The Society for Computation in Psychology (SCiP, formerly Society for Computers in Psychology) is a scholarly society founded in 1971 with the purpose of the increasing and diffusing knowledge of the use of computers in psychological research. SCiP is an organization of researchers interested in applications of computational techniques and methods in psychology. One focus over the past several years has been on aiding psychologists in using computers in their teaching and research, statistical analysis tools, web-based research, clinical applications, and computational modelling. The Society has also encouraged consideration of psychological aspects of hardware and software development and design. History SCiP was initiated in 1971 by Donald Tepas who, with support from the National Science Foundation, organized the first National Conference on the Use of On-Line Computers in Psychology (NCUOLCP). The conference took place the day before the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, and proceedings were published in the journal Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation (BRMI) (now Behavior Research Methods), providing the template for future gatherings. In its first decades, the society tracked and contributed to the rise of computers in psychological research and society more generally, adopting the name Society for Computers in Psychology in 1982. Its members