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Abstract
Francis Galton (1869) was the first to suggest the scaling of human general intelligence, distinguishing fourteen grades ranging from the most illustrious and eminent to imbeciles and idiots. He sought to show that such intelligence was mainly hereditarily determined, although he was awe.re that most brilliant individuals were reared in intellectually stimulating environments. Charles Spearman, an officer in the British Army and a man of great military tradi tion, likewise became interested in the nature of intelligence. Comparatively late in life he became a professor at the University of London, where he built a world-famous psychological research center. Spearman asked himself whether intelligence should be considered a single entity rather than a grouping of apparently unrelated abilities, as had been thought to be tho case by the test makers near the turn of' the century, most notably Alfred Binet. The originator of factor analysis, Spearman proposed in 1927 that all individuals possess a general intelligence factor (called g) in varying amounts. A person would be described as bright or dull depending upon the amount of g. Accordingly, Spearman felt the g factor to be the major determinant of performance on intelligence test items.
Year of Submission
1980
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Stephen Fortgang
Second Advisor
Harley E. Erickson
Third Advisor
Lawrence L. Kavich
Date Original
1980
Object Description
1 PDF file (40 leaves)
Copyright
©1980 James Ray Hurley
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hurley, James Ray, "A study of the relationships between measures of fluid and Piagetian intelligence" (1980). Graduate Research Papers. 3754.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/3754
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