Chapter 2 Flashcards
Grecobodily fluid as a factor believed to influence personality-Roman Writings
Greco-Roman Writings
psychology as science and psychological measurement
(Renaissance) Christian von Wolff
quantify individual differences between people “According to their natural gifts”
Francis Galton
developed correlation technique
Karl Pearson
Founder of Experimental Psychology; relating how people were similar
Wilhem Max Wundt
Individual Differences in reaction time; Mental Test
James Mckeen Catell
Test Reliability; statistical technique of factor analysis
Charles Spearman
mental tests could be used to measure higher mental processes
Victor Henri
Association technique as formal test
Emil Kraepelin
Founder of Clinical Psychology
Lightner Witmer
Daughter of James Cattell; (CIIS) Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale;
Psyche Cattell
who defined personality which examines human languages for descriptors or personality dimensions
Raymond Cattell
Measurement of Intelligence (2)
Alfred Binet and David Wechsler
First to create the intelligence test to identify metally retarded school children in Paris
Binet
used for screening of intellect in WWI Recruits
Binet-Simon Test
who designed a test to measure adult intelligence
David Wechsler
who measured of adjustment and emotional stability
Robert Woodworth
tests designed for use with people from one culture, but not from another
Culture specific test
are the rules that individuals must obey for the good of the society as a whole; body of rules
LAW
is a body of principle of right, proper, or good conduct
ETHICS
Concerns of the Public (2)
- Legislation:
- Litigation:
Concerns of the Profession (3)
Test-user Qualificaitions
Testing people w/ Disabilities
Computerized test
