A CONVERSATION BETWEEN CHARLES SPEARMAN, GODFREY THOMSON, AND EDWARD L. THORNDIKE: The International Examinations Inquiry Meetings 1931-1938

History of Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-142

  Deary, Ian J ^a   Lawn, Martin ^b   Bartholomew, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charles Spearman; education; Edward Thorndike; Godfrey Thomson; intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449149834     PISSN: 10934510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1093-4510.11.2.122     Document Type: Article

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