CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY .96. PSYCHOLOGY IN COMMUNIST AND POSTCOMMUNIST CZECHOSLOVAKIA - TOWARD A SYNTHESIS

In psychology, the effects of the anti-Communist ''Velvet Revolution'' of November, 1989 were profound, complex, and for the most part posit ive. Our initial communication in 1990 stressed the need to replace '' the old structures'' in a variety of psychological institutions and or gans. Subsequent partial accounts represented conference reports (Hosk ovec & Brozek, 1992; Hoskovec, Kovac, & Brozek, in press). Here, follo wing comment on prior history, we cover several aspects of the develop ments through 1992: teaching and learning, research institutions, publ ications (with special reference to journals), professional associatio ns, and psychological services.