PSYC37H3 Lecture 3: PSYC37- Lecture 3.docx
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Psychological testing was thought to have begun in china; one day and night spent writing an essay and a poem; then three separate three days and three nights. Galton was the first to talk about individual differences existing and that they were measurable; hand dynamometer allows us to measure grip strength and still used today. Cattell was involved in importing these types of tests to the us; invented the term mental test ; wissler found that there is very little correlation between mental test scores and academic performance. Rating scales and their origins- christian thomasius developed a theory of personality that rated people on a 12-point scale based on sensuousness, acquisitiveness, social ambition, and rational love. Stanford binet- multiply iq by 100 which is close to but not what we actually do today; First english translation of the binet-simon scale; henry goddard created a classification of.
