PSYC36H3 Lecture : Lecture 2
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The back of your head in regards to phrenology is supposedly where love is determined. Wilhelm wundt discovered the first psychological laboratory ever. Hand dynamometer is used to measure grip strength. The guy who measured phrenology was arrested which caused the downfall of phrenology. Peabody vocabulary test is as test where there is four pictures that helped to test vocabulary by seeing if they understand what the examiner had asked. Basal age is used to determine is the lowest level of pro-effiencey whereas a persons ceiling is the highest they can get on a test. Iq was first intended to test mentally retarded children in paris. The army alpha test was used to test verbal abilities and the army beta test was used to test perceptual/motor abilities. A lot of people could not pass the beta test because people could not understand what the reason is for the test because there was no verbal instructions given.