Lewis Terman

Lewis M. Terman ( Lewis Madison Terman, born January 15, 1877 in Johnson County, Indiana; † 21 December 1956) was an American psychologist. He is known for the development of the Stanford - Binet test and initiated in 1921 a gifted study ( Terman study), which runs until today.

Biography

Terman developed Alfred Binet Binet test in 1916 for Stanford -Binet test on. Here also the researches William Stern played a role. The Stanford -Binet test was the basis for the popularity of IQ tests in the United States.

Terman was the director and founder of the Terman study, one of the largest long-term studies in the history of psychology. The study had the exploration of Giftedness on the topic. For this project, Catharine M. Cox contributed a study in which they subsequently einschätzte the intelligence quotient of famous men and women who had lived 1450-1850 due biographical information.

Lewis Terman sympathized with the ideas of eugenics, a movement heavily criticized. According to Terman intelligence test were to:

" Ultimately the propagation of idiocy significantly scale and be able to contribute to the elimination of a high level of crime, mass poverty and inefficiency in the industry. "

Publications (selection)

• Genetic Studies of Genius, Vol 1-5. 1926-1959
• The Measurement of intelligence. 1916
• The Use of Intelligence Tests. 1916
• The Stanford Achievement Test. 1923