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

by Joanne Brown

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• 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"