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Intelligence defined

Wundt, James, Cattell, Thorndike, Goddard, and Yerkes

John D. Greenwood

pp. 123-135

Abstract

This chapter presents a critical survey of early attempts to define intelligence. Topics covered include Wilhelm Wundt on apperception, William James on association by similarity, James McKeen Cattell and mental testing, Charles Spearman and the "g "factor, Edward L. Thorndike and connectionism, The Binet-Simon intelligence scale, Henry Goddard and "the "feeble-minded," Robert M. Yerkes and the Army Testing Project.

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Published in:

Goldstein Sam, Princiotta Dana, Naglieri Jack A. (2015) Handbook of intelligence: evolutionary theory, historical perspective, and current concepts. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 123-135

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1562-0_9

Full citation:

Greenwood John D. (2015) „Intelligence defined: Wundt, James, Cattell, Thorndike, Goddard, and Yerkes“, In: S. Goldstein, D. Princiotta & J. A. Naglieri (eds.), Handbook of intelligence, Dordrecht, Springer, 123–135.