History And Development Flashcards
(30 cards)
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- Han Dynasty
- Asses government officials
- Conducted every three years
- Measured proficiency in music, archery, etc.
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Civil Service Examination
2
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- Ming Dynasty
- Local and Regional testing centers
- Moves up by district level
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National Multi-Stage testing
3
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- Interest in study of individual differences
- “Origin of Species”
- “Survival of the fittest”
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Charles Darwin
4
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- Cousin of Darwin
- English Biologist
- launching the testing Movement
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Francis Galton
5
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- American Psychologist
- “Mental Test”
- Studied with Galton and Wilhelm Wundt
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James McKeen Cattel
6
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- Difference between insane and retarded people
- Language skills to diagnose mental retardation
- French
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J.E.D Esquirol
7
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- appointed to study procedures for the education of retarded children
- Invented the Binet-Simon Scale with Theodore Simon
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Alfred Binet
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- 30 problems, ascending difficulty
- emphasis on judgment, comprehension, and reasoning
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1905 Scale
9
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- Tests grouped into age levels 3-13
- Test Score = Mental Level
- Mental level is also known as “mental age”
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1908 scale
10
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- Minor revision due to Binet’s death
- extended to adult level
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1911 scale
11
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- (suggested that…)mental intelligence divided by the chronological order (MA/CA)
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William Stern
12
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- Popularized IQ testing
- Revised Binet Scale
- (MA/CA)100 to remove decimals
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Lewis M. Terman
13
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- Individual Test
- Oral responses or manipulation of materials
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Binet Tests
14
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- Used in vocational counseling and selection/classification of industrial and military personnel
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Aptitude Testing
15
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- Developed by Charles Spearman, T.L. Kelley, and L.L. Thurstone
- “mathematical procedure for analyzing a matrix of correlations..”
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Factor Analysis
16
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- Spearheaded the use of standardized tests
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E.L. Thorndike
17
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- Students in uniform situation
- Wider coverage of content
- Eliminated favoritism
- replaced essays with multiple choice
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Written Examinations
18
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Developed the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT)
- 3 dudes
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T.L. Kelley, G.M. Ruch, and L.M. Terman
19
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- Resulted from establishment of state-wide, regional, and national testing programs
- used to reduce duplication in the examining of entering college freshmen
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College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)
20
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- Used in selection of Applicants for industrial and government jobs
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Achievement Tests
21
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- Picked up dramatically in WW1
- Tested people in groups rather than individual
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Group Testing
22
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- Psychology Professor in Harvard
- Appointed to assess army recruits
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Robert Yerkes
23
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- Prepared intelligence test and turned it over to the army
- Introduced multiple choice
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Arthur S. Otis
24
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- General routine testing
- 8 verbally loaded tests
- For soldiers who spoke English
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Army Alpha
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- Non-language
- for illiterates and foreign-bred recruits
- visual-perceptual and motor tests
Army Beta
26
Invented the Personal Data Sheet
Robert Woodworth
27
Designed the first inkblot test
Hermann Rorschach
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"development of specific brain areas is associated with certain personality characteristics and mental disorders"
- Observing and feeling the skull
Phrenology
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"One's temperament and character is determined by external features of the body, especially the face"
Physiognomy
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"Personality can be analyzed by studying handwriting samples"
Graphology
