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The army intelligence tests and Walter Lippmann
Author(s) -
Pastore Nicholas
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(197810)14:4<316::aid-jhbs2300140403>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , interpretation (philosophy) , world war ii , principal (computer security) , first world war , sociology , political science , management , history , law , philosophy , humanities , computer science , economics , linguistics , archaeology , operating system
Abstract This article, based on a 1975 address, is concerned with aspects of the controversy in the immediate post‐World War One period in this country in the interpretation of the results of intelligence testing of soldiers in the United States Army during World War One. It describes the sociopolitical context of the controversy and features of the Army Report as well as the public reception of this report. Also, it analytically describes the popular utilization of this report by Henry H. Goddard and Lewis M. Terman. Finally, as a principal focus, the critique of Walter Lippmann and its development by Frank N. Freeman is set forth.