T HIS article is designed to inform psychologists of sources and extent of financial support for population research, training, and services. It also provides an analysis of critical comments made by reviewers concerning behavioralsocial science population research proposals.Factors essential to the conduct of psychological research on population problems include (a) need for research, (b) competent psychologists, and (c) financial support.The need for psychologists to investigate the psychosocial antecedents and consequences of such population phenomena as sex and reproductive behavior, fertility and its regulation, family planning organization and policies, migratory behavior, and population density is evident from the dearth of psychological research on population problems. Although most psychologists have not been trained specifically in population, they are trained in psychosocial phenomena of which population problems are a part. Some of the psychological fields relevant to population research are theories of motivation, decision making, learning, and measurement. Psychological methodologies, research designs, and measurement techniques may be expected to have utility in population research. By collaborating with scientists specializing in population, psychologists can supplement their own expertise with the knowledge and depth of understanding of these specialists.
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