Florence Goodenough

Florence Laura Goodenough ( born August 6, 1886 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, † April 4, 1959 in Lakeland, Florida) was an American psychologist who has dealt among other things with intelligence tests for children ( Goodenough Draw -A -Man Test) based on the assessment of the drawings.

Life and work

Goodenough studied at Columbia University, among others Leta Hollingworth in (1886-1939) and was successful in 1921 with an MA complete. In 1924 she received her doctorate at Stanford University. In 1931 she became a professor at the University of Minnesota.

On April 4, 1959 Florence Goodenough died of a stroke.

During her scientific life Goodenough published nine books and 26 articles in various journals.

Writings (selection )

• Chapter 14 In: Carl Muchison (eds.): Handbook of Child psychology ( The international university series in psychology, Vol 10). 2nd edition, Clark University Press, Worcester, Mass.. , 1933.

• Anger in Young Children. Greenwood, Westport, Conn. 1976, ISBN 0-8371-5894- X ( Nachdr d ed New York 1931).
• Exceptional children. Appleton - Century- Crofts, New York 1956.
• Experimental child study (The century psychology series ). Century Books, New York 1931 ( with John Edward Anderson).
• Measurement of Intelligence by Drawings. Ayer, Salem 1992, ISBN 0-405-06462-4 ( Nachdr d ed New York 1925).
• The mental growth of children from two to fourteen years. Greenwood, Westport, Conn. 1975, ISBN 0-8371-5895-8 ( Nachdr d ed New York 1942).
• Mental testing. Its history, principles, and applications. Johnson, New York, 1969 ( Nachdr d ed New York 1949).