| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
ix, 466 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in the history of psychology |
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Cambridge studies in the history of psychology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-441) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Motives, meanings, and contexts -- Spirit and science : faith, healing, and mission -- "A little child shall lead them" : educational evangelism and child study -- "Psychological work among the feeble-minded" : the medical meaning of "mental deficiency" -- Psychological work in the schools : the statistical meaning of "subnormality" -- Causes and consequences : the Kallikak family as eugenic parable -- The biology and sociology of "prevention" : defectives, dependents, and delinquents" -- Psychological work and the state : reformers, professionals, and the public -- Psychological work and the nation : the political meaning of intelligence -- Leaving Vineland : popularity, notoriety, and a place in history -- Epilogue : Psychological legacies, historical lessons, and luck. |
| Subject |
Intelligence tests -- United States -- History.
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Goddard, Henry Herbert, 1866-1957.
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Psychologists -- United States -- Biography.
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Psychology -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Henry Herbert Goddard and the origins of American intelligence testing |
| ISBN |
0521003636 paperback |
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