Eleanor as a result was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and in 1992 she was awarded the National Medal of Science which is the highest scientific honor in the US and is rarely awarded to psychologists as there have only ever been 5 awarded at the time.
Eleanor as a result was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1971 and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1977. In 1992 she was awarded the National Medal of Science which is the highest scientific honor in the US and is rarely awarded to psychologists as there have only ever been 5 awarded at the time.