The Definition of a Profession : The Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930

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In the early twentieth century, a small group of psychologists built a profession upon the new social technology of intelligence testing. They imagined the human mind as quantifiable, defining their new enterprise through analogies to the better established scientific professions of medicine and eng...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brown, JoAnne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Psychology > Language.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Professions > Psychological aspects.
Medicine and psychology.
Intelligence tests.
English language > Social aspects.
Engineering > Language.
PSYCHOLOGY > History.
semantics.
politics.
history of medicine.
engineering.
psychology.
human behavior.
humanities.
linguistics.
social sciences.
history (discipline)
behavioral sciences.
Intelligence > Tests.
Semantique.
Politique.
Medecine > Histoire.
Langage et langues.
Ingenierie.
Psychologie.
Tests psychologiques.
Comportement humain.
Sciences humaines.
Aptitude > Tests.
Linguistique.
Sciences sociales.
Histoire.
Sciences du comportement.
Communication.
Progressisme > États-Unis.
Professions liberales > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique > Histoire.
Intelligence > Tests > États-Unis > Histoire.
Intelligence Tests
Semantics
Politics
History of Medicine
Language
Engineering
Psychology
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Psychiatry and Psychology
Psychological Tests
Behavior
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Technology, Industry, Agriculture
Information Science
Humanities
Aptitude Tests
Linguistics
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
Social Sciences
History
Behavioral Sciences
Communication
Semantics.
Politics, Practical.
Medicine > History.
Language and languages.
Engineering.
Psychology.
Psychological tests.
Human behavior.
Humanities.
Ability > Testing.
Linguistics.
Social sciences.
History.
Engineering > United States > Language > History.
Medicine and psychology > United States > History.
Professions > United States > Psychological aspects > History.
English language > Social aspects > United States > History.
Psychology > United States > Language > History.
Intelligence tests > United States > History.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the early twentieth century, a small group of psychologists built a profession upon the new social technology of intelligence testing. They imagined the human mind as quantifiable, defining their new enterprise through analogies to the better established scientific professions of medicine and engineering. Offering a fresh interpretation of this controversial movement, JoAnne Brown reveals how this group created their professional sphere by semantically linking it to historical systems of cultural authority. She maintains that at the same time psychologists participated in a form of Progress.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (228 pages).
ISBN:9781400820788

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