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28^th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Beijing, China, August 8-13, 2004

1 History, Theory, Psychology as a Discipline

1.1 History
1.2 Psychological theories
1.3 Theoretical and philosophical psychology
1.4 Discipline issues
1.5 Ethical issues
1.6 Psychology and national development

2 Research Methods and Statistics

2.1 Statistical and mathematical methods and models
2.2 Sampling and research design
2.3 Psychological testing and measurement
2.4 Instrumentation
2.5 Computers in psychological research

3 Sensory and Motor Processes

3.1 Measurement of sensory and motor processes
3.2 Psychophysics
3.3 Visual processes
3.4 Auditory processes
3.5 Other sensory processes
3.6 Multisensory processing
3.7 Motor processes; motor skills
3.8 Sensory-motor interactions
3.9 Sensory and motor disorders

4 Attention and Perception

4.1 Attention and detection
4.2 Visual perception
4.3 Auditory perception and music perception
4.4 Other modality perceptions
4.5 Space perception
4.6 Time perception
4.7 Aesthetics

5 Learning, Memory and Cognition

5.1 Conditioning
5.2 Learning strategies
5.3 Memory processes
5.4 Working memory
5.5 Prospective memory
5.6 Memory illusion

6 Cognition

6.1 Information processing
6.2 Mental representation; imagery
6.3 Concept formation and structures
6.4 Thinking processes; reasoning
6.5 Intelligence; creativity
6.6 Problem solving; decision making
6.7 Consciousness

7 Language, Reading and Communication

7.1 Psycholinguistics
7.2 Acquisition of language
7.3 Speech and reading comprehension
7.4 Multilingualism
7.5 Nonverbal communication
7.6 Chinese language

8 Emotion and Motivation

8.1 Emotion; mood
8.2 Biological motivation
8.3 Social motivation
8.4 Incentives
8.5 Sexuality
8.6 Hypnosis

9 Cognitive Science and Intelligent Systems

9.1 Connectionism
9.2 Neural networks
9.3 Computer modeling
9.4 Artificial intelligence and expert systems
9.5 Robotics

10 Animal Behavior

10.1 Instinctive behavior
10.2 Sensation
10.3 Perception and cognition
10.4 Social behavior
10.5 Sociobiology
10.6 Evolutionary psychology
10.7 Animal models

11 Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience

11.1 Behavior genetics
11.2 Neural bases of cognition
11.3 Neural bases of behavior
11.4 Biopsychology
11.5 Psychoneuroimmunology
11.6 psychopharmacology
11.7 Neuropsychology
11.8 Neuroimaging

12 Human Development

12.1 Infancy
12.2 Childhood
12.3 Adolescence
12.4 Adult development
12.5 Life-span development
12.6 Aging

13 Developmental Processes

13.1 Physical and sensory-motor development
13.2 Cognitive development
13.3 Language development
13.4 Personality and moral development
13.5 Family and social environment

	14 Educational Psychology
	14.1 Academic learning and achievement 14.2 Social psychology of the classroom 14.3 Psychology of teaching 14.4 Teaching of psychology 14.5 Educational assessment 14.6 Educational technology 14.7 Learning disabilities 14.8 Mental retardation
	15 Personality and Individual Differences
	15.1 Personality assessment 15.2 Personality theory 15.3 Biological correlates of personality 15.4 Social and cultural correlates of personality 15.5 Gender difference 15.6 Individual differences
	16 Social psychology
	16.1 Attitudes, beliefs and values 16.2 Social cognition 16.3 Interpersonal processes and relationship 16.4 Group dynamics 16.5 Intergroup processes 16.6 Social influence and communication 16.7 Aggression and violence
	17 Social Issues
	17.1 Ethnic and race issues 17.2 Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination 17.3 Religion 17.4 Family issues 17.5 Population issues 17.6 Unemployment 17.7 Social and economic transition
	18 Psychology and Law
	18.1 Forensic psychology 18.2 Criminal and legal procedures 18.3 Legal decision making 18.4 Criminology and delinquency
	19 Culture and Psychology
	19.1 Cross-cultural approaches in psychology 19.2 Methodology of cross-cultural psychology 19.3 Culture and cognition 19.4 Culture and human development 19.5 Individualism-collectivism 19.6 Indigenous psychology
	20 Political Psychology
	20.1 Political conflict and resolution 20.2 Political socialization 20.3 Psychology of peace 20.4 International relations; international negotiation
	21 Clinical/Counseling Psychology
	21.1 Child and adolescent psychopathology 21.2 Experimental psychopathology : 21.4 Clinical research methods 21.5 Psychological disorders 21.6 School counseling 21.7 Psychotherapy - research and treatment methods 21.8 Substance abuse and addiction 21.9 Antisocial behavior
	22 Health Psychology
	22.1 Physical and psychological health 22.2 Health attitudes and behavior 22.3 Stress 22.4 Behavioral medicine 22.5 Rehabilitation 22.6 Pain and pain management 22.7 Death and dying
	23 Sports Psychology
	23.1 Motor skill acquisition in sports 23.2 Cognitive strategies in sports 23.3 Psychological traits of athletes 23.4 Education and training in sports 23.5 Psychology of competitions 23.6 Psychological counseling for athletes 23.7 Professional ethics in sports psychology 23.8 Physical exercise and quality of life 23.9 Sports psychology and the disabled
	24 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
	24.1 Organizational behavior 24.2 Psychology of working 24.3 Job skill development 24.4 Human resource management 24.5 Leadership and group cooperation in organizations 24.6 Human factors engineering
	25 Environmental Psychology
	25.1 Environment-behavior relationship theories 25.2 Environmental perception and cognition 25.3 Noise, weather, climate, disasters, toxic hazards, pollution and behavior 25.4 Residential and institutional environmental design 25.5 Work, learning, and leisure environments 25.6 Psychological issues in environmental planning