The German Society for Psychology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie) is the German national society of
psychologist
A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...
s for education and research in
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...
.
The society was founded in 1904 as the ''Gesellschaft für Experimentelle Psychologie''; it adopted its present name in 1929. There are 3000 individual members; ordinary membership requires a Ph.D. and two scientific publications. The present chair of the Society is
Jürgen Margraf. Its official publication is ', published since 1949.
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Psychology organisations based in Germany
Organizations established in 1904
Scientific societies based in Germany