▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Comput ers ▁in ▁Psych ology ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁focus ▁for ▁the ▁appropriate ▁and ▁benef icial ▁application ▁of ▁computing ▁technology ▁in ▁psych ology . ▁Although ▁the ▁increase ▁of ▁computer ▁use ▁is ▁un m ist ak able , ▁cy clic ▁tr ends ▁in ▁computer ▁applications ▁also ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁and , ▁together ▁with ▁current ▁techn ological ▁develop ments , ▁lead ▁to ▁predictions , ▁concerns , ▁and ▁challeng es ▁for ▁the ▁future . ▁( Cast ellan , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁ ▁As ▁we ▁enter ▁the ▁next ▁de cade , ▁I ▁believe ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁that ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Comput ers ▁in ▁Psych ology ▁( S . C . I . P .) ▁develop ▁a ▁little ▁sense ▁of ▁history . ▁So ▁I ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁cover ▁some ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁organization ’ s ▁development ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁c ite ▁several ▁highlight s ▁that ▁are ▁worthy ▁of ▁note ... ▁( S id owski , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁Mission ▁Stat ement ▁▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁for ▁Comput ers ▁in ▁Psych ology ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁of ▁research ers ▁interested ▁in ▁applications ▁of ▁computers ▁in ▁psych ology . ▁Its ▁primary ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁" in cre ase ▁and ▁diff use ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁computers ▁in ▁psych ological ▁research ." ▁Over ▁the ▁past ▁several ▁years ▁the ▁organization ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁many ▁important ▁issues ▁in ▁psych ology , ▁such ▁as ▁computational ▁models ▁of ▁cogn itive ▁processes ▁and ▁behavior , ▁computational ▁tools ▁for ▁data ▁collection