PSYC 406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vineland Training School, Hypersexuality, 16Pf Questionnaire
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Lecture 2 psyc 406 : history testing: all fields of human behavior use some kinds of measurement, sats, and measurement comes in many diff forms. Emperor shun: first emperor of china, had his official examined every 3 years to determine fitness for office (no details, testing was midified and refines for 2,000 years. 200 bc, test batteries: diff kinds of test root together, 2+ tests in conjuction, personality/intellect, combination tells you smt more, tested 5 topics. War (military affairs) land (geography: 1 370 ad, testing became more gurwling less than 1/1,00 eligible for public office, system eventually abolished in 1906 little evidence of validity (essays, poetry, penmanship) Can judge inner character of people based on their appearance. Look at a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)a(cid:374) k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)hat(cid:859)s goi(cid:374)g o(cid:374) i(cid:374) thei(cid:396) (cid:373)i(cid:374)d. A(cid:396)istotle: (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges i(cid:374) the pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s soul i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t the appea(cid:396)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e of the body, and vice versa: phrenology. Judgi(cid:374)g (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396) (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:396)eadi(cid:374)g (cid:863)(cid:271)u(cid:373)ps(cid:863) o(cid:374) the head (cid:894)a o(cid:396) specialized form of quackery)
