Lewis Terman | |
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| Born | Lewis Madison Terman January 15, 1877 Johnson County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1956 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Clark University (Ph.D., 1905) Indiana University Bloomington (B.A, M.A., 1903) Central Normal College (B.S., B.Pd., 1894; B.A., 1898) |
| Known for | IQ testing, Positive Psychology of Talent, eugenics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | Stanford University Los Angeles Normal School |
| Doctoral students | Harry Harlow |
Lewis Madison Terman (January 15, 1877 – December 21, 1956) was an American psychologist, academic, and proponent of eugenics. He was noted as a pioneer in educational psychology in the early 20th century at the Stanford School of Education. Terman is best known for his revision of the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales and for initiating the longitudinal study of children with high IQs called the Genetic Studies of Genius.[1] As a prominent eugenicist, he was a member of the Human Betterment Foundation, the American Eugenics Society, and the Eugenics Research Association.[2] He also served as president of the American Psychological Association. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Terman as the 72nd most cited psychologist of the 20th century, in a tie with G. Stanley Hall.[3]
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- ^ Maldonado, Ben (2019-11-06). "Eugenics on the Farm: Lewis Terman". stanforddaily.com. The Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation.
- ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell III, John L.; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–152. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.