Measuring Minds Henry Herbert Goddard and the Origins of American Intelligence Testing |
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| Author:
| Zenderland, Leila |
| Contribution by:
| Ash, Mitchell G.
Woodward, William R. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in the History of Psychology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-00363-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2001 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the early history of one of the most controversial psychological innovations of this century: intelligence testing. It follows Henry Herbert Goddard, America's first intelligence tester, as he tried to introduce this French innovation into the basic institutions of American life--from hospitals to classrooms to courtrooms to Ellis Island to the United States Army. It also shows how this type of testing ultimately reshaped the very meaning of mental retardation,...
More DescriptionThis book explores the early history of one of the most controversial psychological innovations of this century: intelligence testing. It follows Henry Herbert Goddard, America's first intelligence tester, as he tried to introduce this French innovation into the basic institutions of American life--from hospitals to classrooms to courtrooms to Ellis Island to the United States Army. It also shows how this type of testing ultimately reshaped the very meaning of mental retardation, special education, clinical psychology, and the "normal" mind in ways felt ever after.