A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO A SAMPLE OF APA MEMBERS WHO WERE AFFILIATED WITH CERTAIN SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND A SECOND SAMPLE OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT SO AFFILIATED TO OBTAIN A GENERAL PICTURE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES WITHIN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY. THIS REPORT PRESENTS FINDINGS OF THAT SURVEY UNDER THE HEADINGS--(1) PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND INFORMATION PRACTICES, (2) INFORMATION PRACTICES RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, (3) WORK SETTINGS--CONDUCT OF RESEARCH, (4) WORK SETTINGS--CLINICAL WORK, (5) SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY, AND (6) CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY. PART I OF APPENDIX C EXAMINES THE DATA ON THE CHARACTERISTICS AND INFORMATION PRACTICES WITHIN THE SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS. PART II OF APPENDIX C IS A PAPER ENTITLED"PSYCHOLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS--THEIR NATURE AND MEMBERSHIP PATTERNS" BY PAUL J. WOODS (AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, 1964, VOL. 19., NO. 8, PAGES 663-669). HARD COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE APA'S PROJECT ON SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN PSYCHOLOGY, 1900 SEVENTEENTH ST., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 (RP)