The Definition of a Profession: The Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:069108632X

ISBN13:9780691086323

Release Date:August 1992

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:228 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"

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Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Psychology

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The Definition of a Profession: The Authority of Metaphor in the History of Intelligence Testing, 1890-1930

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