THE PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS OF TESTING INTELLIGENCE [Hardcover]

Name : THE PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS OF TESTING INTELLIGENCE [Hardcover]

Author : WILLIAM STERN

Book Format : Hardcover

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9788121262477

Language : English

Pages : 101-200 Pages

Publish Year : 2022

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About the Book : -Modern experimental psychology which stated with the study of sence-perception and then undertook that of ideas and feelings has in the last decade begun to deal with intellectual functions themselves. And it is worthy of note that general theoretical psychology and differential applie psychology took this step forward at the same time though for the most part independently. In the former there was developed a psychology of thinking in the latter there appeared the in vestigation of difference in intelligence. About the Author:- William Stern (April 29, 1871 – March 27, 1938), born Louis William Stern, was a German psychologist and philosopher. He is known for the development of personalistic psychology, which placed emphasis on the individual by examining measurable personality traits as well as the interaction of those traits within each person to create the self. Stern also coined the term intelligence quotient, or IQ, and invented the tone variator as a new way to study human perception of sound. Stern studied psychology and philosophy under Hermann Ebbinghaus at the University of Berlin, and quickly moved on to teach at the University of Breslau. Later he was appointed to the position of professor at the University of Hamburg. Over the course of his career, Stern wrote many books pioneering new fields in psychology such as differential psychology, critical

Country of Origin : India