PSYC 3250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Brass Instrument, Intellectual Disability, Psychological Testing

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3250
• Professor: Gaynor E Spencer

Document Summary

Plotted frequency of observed locations of stars and found they shaped a curve(cid:224) normal curve/normal distribution. Best estimate of the star was the mean of the observations and each estimate had a degree of error. Achievement tests to aid selection of government employees. Classification systems for people w/ mental retardation and other mental health issues. Jean esquirol distinguish insanity (emotional disorders) from mental deficiency (intellectual deficits: mental retardation existed on a continuum. Measuring human abilities using objective procedures that could be. Used instruments made of brass to measure simple sensory and motor processes based on assumption that they measured general intelligence. Anthropometric lab: data collected physical, sensory, and motor measurements, first large-scale systematic collection of data on individual differences. Sensory and motor tests used to measure intellectual abilities. First to use term mental test in an article. Development of testing procedures such as standardized questionnares.