PSYC37H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Word Association, Neurology, American Psychologist
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Psychological testing chapter 2 the history of psychological testing. Rudimentary forms of testing date back to 2200 b. c. in china. The chinese emperors used gruelling written exams to select officials for civil service. In the mid-to late 1800"s, several physicians and psychiatrist developed standardized procedures to reveal the nature and extent of symptoms in the mentally ill and brain injured. 1885, hubert von grashey developed the precursor to the memory drum to test visual recognition skill of brain-injured patients. Modern psychological testing owes its inception to the era of brass instruments psychology that flourished in europe during the late 1800s. By testing sensory thresholds and reaction times, pioneer test developers such as sir francis galton demonstrated that it was possible to measure the mind in an objective and replicable manner. Wilhelm wundt founded the first psychological laboratory in 1879 in leipzig, germany.
