Rethinking and Updating Demographic Questions: Guidance to Improve Descriptions of Research Samples

ABOUT PSI CHIPsi Chi is the International Honor So ci ety in Psychology, found ed in 1929.Its mission: "recognizing and promoting excellence in the science and application of psy chol ogy." (Note.Our new mission statement is available at http://www.psichi.org/?page=purpose)Mem ber ship is open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and alumni mak ing the study of psy chol ogy one of their major interests and who meet Psi Chi's min i mum qual i fi ca tions.Psi Chi is a member of the As so cia tion of Col lege Honor So ci et ies (ACHS), and is an affiliate of the Ameri can Psy cho logi cal As so cia tion (APA) and the Association for Psy cho log i cal Science (APS).Psi Chi's sister honor society is Psi Beta, the na tion al honor society in psychology for com mu nity and junior colleges.Psi Chi functions as a federation of chap ters located at over 1,100 senior col leg es and universities around the world.The Psi Chi Central Office is lo cat ed in Chatta nooga, Ten nessee.A Board of Directors, com posed of psy chol o gy faculty who are Psi Chi members and who are elect ed by the chapters, guides the affairs of the Or ga ni za tion and sets pol i cy with the ap prov al of the chap ters.Psi Chi membership provides two major opportunities.The first of these is ac a dem ic rec og ni tion to all in duc tees by the mere fact of mem ber ship.The sec ond is the opportunity of each of the Society's local chapters to nourish and stim u late the pro fes sion al growth of all members through fellowship and activities de signed to augment and en hance the reg u lar cur ric u lum.In addition, the Or ga ni za tion provides programs to help achieve these goals including con ven tions, research awards and grants competitions, and publication opportunities.