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May 21, 2024 · James McKeen Cattell (born May 25, 1860, Easton, Pa., U.S.—died Jan. 20, 1944, Lancaster, Pa.) was a U.S. psychologist who oriented U.S. psychology toward use of objective experimental methods, mental testing, and application of psychology to the fields of education, business, industry, and advertising.
James McKeen Cattell (May 25, 1860 – January 20, 1944) was the first professor of psychology in the United States, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Oct 18, 2023 · James McKeen Cattell played an essential role in establishing psychology as a legitimate science. Learn more about his life and contributions.
Mar 14, 2024 · Explore the life of James McKeen Cattell, one of the key personality theorists, renowned for shaping early psychology and advocating standardized mental testing
James McKeen Cattell (May 25, 1860 – January 20, 1944), was an American psychologist, the first professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. His work on mental testing helped establish psychology as a legitimate scientific discipline.
James McKeen Cattell is an important figure in psychology and the study of human intelligence for several reasons. While at Leipzig, working under Wundt, he was the first American to publish a dissertation, Psychometric Investigation.
May 23, 2018 · James McKeen Cattell. The American psychologist and editor James McKeen Cattell (1860-1944) was a pioneer in American psychology who influenced the profession to use objective methods of study and to apply psychology to practical aspects of life. James McKeen Cattell was born on May 20, 1860, in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Early 21st-century psychologists know James McKeen Cattell (1860-1944) best as their predecessor who, late in the 19th century pioneered in the study of individual differences through his program of mental tests; who early in the 20th century effectively promoted the goal of an applicable psychology; and who-- through his efforts as an editor ...
James McKeen Cattell was born in 1860. He attended Lafayette College in Easton, PA. Influenced by the works of the philosophers Comte and Bacon, he placed high value on empirical work and the use of mathematics. On his graduation in 1880, Cattell set off for travel and studies in Europe.
JAMES McKEEN CATTELL 1860-1944 BY W. B. PILLSBURY Through most of the beginnings and early fruition of scien-tific psychology, Cattell was a dominant factor in introducing the experimental technique in America. It is true that James and Stanley Hall antedated him; for each the scientific method was grafted upon an older theoretical approach ...
