The Resource The Definition of a Profession : the Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930
The Definition of a Profession : the Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930
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- Summary
- In the early twentieth century, a small group of psychologists built a profession upon the new social technology of intelligence testing. They imagined the human mind as quantifiable, defining their new enterprise through analogies to the better established scientific professions of medicine and engineering. Offering a fresh interpretation of this controversial movement, JoAnne Brown reveals how this group created their professional sphere by semantically linking it to historical systems of cultural authority. She maintains that at the same time psychologists participated in a form of Progress
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (225 pages)
- Contents
-
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents
- Isbn
- 9781400820788
- Label
- The Definition of a Profession : the Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930
- Title
- The Definition of a Profession
- Title remainder
- the Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930
- Subject
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- Information Science
- English language -- Social aspects
- Psychiatry and Psychology
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
- Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
- Medicine and psychology
- Linguistics
- Psychology -- United States -- Language | History
- Professions -- United States -- Psychological aspects | History
- Humanities
- History
- History
- Professions -- Psychological aspects
- Intelligence tests -- United States -- History
- Electronic books
- Intelligence tests
- Intelligence Tests
- Aptitude Tests
- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
- Engineering -- United States -- Language | History
- Engineering
- Politics
- PSYCHOLOGY -- History
- Behavioral Sciences
- History of Medicine
- English language -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
- Language
- United States
- Medicine and psychology -- United States -- History
- Progressivism (United States politics)
- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
- Social Sciences
- Progressivism (United States politics)
- Psychology -- Language
- Psychological Tests
- Engineering -- Language
- Semantics
- Technology, Industry, Agriculture
- Communication
- Psychology
- Behavior
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the early twentieth century, a small group of psychologists built a profession upon the new social technology of intelligence testing. They imagined the human mind as quantifiable, defining their new enterprise through analogies to the better established scientific professions of medicine and engineering. Offering a fresh interpretation of this controversial movement, JoAnne Brown reveals how this group created their professional sphere by semantically linking it to historical systems of cultural authority. She maintains that at the same time psychologists participated in a form of Progress
- Cataloging source
- MERUC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brown, JoAnne
- Dewey number
- 153.9/3/0973
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- BF431.5.U6B76 1992
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Intelligence tests
- Psychology
- English language
- Professions
- Medicine and psychology
- Engineering
- Progressivism (United States politics)
- Communication
- Behavioral Sciences
- History
- Social Sciences
- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
- Linguistics
- Aptitude Tests
- Humanities
- Information Science
- Technology, Industry, Agriculture
- Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
- Behavior
- Psychological Tests
- Psychiatry and Psychology
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
- Psychology
- Engineering
- Language
- History of Medicine
- Politics
- Semantics
- Intelligence Tests
- PSYCHOLOGY
- Engineering
- English language
- Intelligence tests
- Medicine and psychology
- Professions
- Progressivism (United States politics)
- Psychology
- United States
- Label
- The Definition of a Profession : the Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents
- Control code
- 705526941
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (225 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400820788
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttkcp7
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)705526941
- Label
- The Definition of a Profession : the Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents
- Control code
- 705526941
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (225 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400820788
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttkcp7
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)705526941
Subject
- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
- Aptitude Tests
- Behavior
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
- Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
- Behavioral Sciences
- Communication
- Electronic books
- Engineering
- Engineering -- Language
- Engineering -- United States -- Language | History
- English language -- Social aspects
- English language -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
- History
- History
- History of Medicine
- Humanities
- Information Science
- Intelligence Tests
- Intelligence tests
- Intelligence tests -- United States -- History
- Language
- Linguistics
- Medicine and psychology
- Medicine and psychology -- United States -- History
- PSYCHOLOGY -- History
- Politics
- Professions -- Psychological aspects
- Professions -- United States -- Psychological aspects | History
- Progressivism (United States politics)
- Progressivism (United States politics)
- Psychiatry and Psychology
- Psychological Tests
- Psychology
- Psychology -- Language
- Psychology -- United States -- Language | History
- Semantics
- Social Sciences
- Technology, Industry, Agriculture
- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
- United States
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