Francis Galton Contributions To Psychology

  francis galton contributions to psychology: A Life of Sir Francis Galton Nicholas Wright Gillham, 2001-11-01 Few scientists have made lasting contributions to as many fields as Francis Galton. He was an important African explorer, travel writer, and geographer. He was the meteorologist who discovered the anticyclone, a pioneer in using fingerprints to identify individuals, the inventor of regression and correlation analysis in statistics, and the founder of the eugenics movement. Now, Nicholas Gillham paints an engaging portrait of this Victorian polymath. The book traces Galton's ancestry (he was the grandson of Erasmus Darwin and the cousin of Charles Darwin), upbringing, training as a medical apprentice, and experience as a Cambridge undergraduate. It recounts in colorful detail Galton's adventures as leader of his own expedition in Namibia. Darwin was always a strong influence on his cousin and a turning point in Galton's life was the publication of the Origin of Species. Thereafter, Galton devoted most of his life to human heredity, using then novel methods such as pedigree analysis and twin studies to argue that talent and character were inherited and that humans could be selectively bred to enhance these qualities. To this end, he founded the eugenics movement which rapidly gained momentum early in the last century. After Galton's death, however, eugenics took a more sinister path, as in the United States, where by 1913 sixteen states had involuntary sterilization laws, and in Germany, where the goal of racial purity was pushed to its horrific limit in the final solution. Galton himself, Gillham writes, would have been appalled by the extremes to which eugenics was carried. Here then is a vibrant biography of a remarkable scientist as well as a superb portrait of science in the Victorian era.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Hereditary Genius Sir Francis Galton, 1870
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Sir Francis Galton, FRS Milo Keynes, 1993-07-20 '...this is a splendid, first-class book, the definitive book on Francis Galton and his legacy. The editing has been superb...The timing of its publication is excellent in relation to the increasing interest in human genetics in all areas of the biological and behavioural sciences'.R.Plomin, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Development and Health Genetics, Pennsylvania State University Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), a grandson of Erasmus Darwin, was one of the most versatile men of his time. In his twenties he won fame as an explorer. He worked at the prediction of weather, and described his discovery of the anticyclone He first became an anthropologist in 1862 when he joined the Ethnological Society. He initiated anthropometry and the measurement of human variation, and the use of photography for the analysis of differencies, or individual characteristics, in a group. He recognised the uniqueness of Finger Prints, and, in 1875, first used the records of pairs of identical twins in his researches into the laws of heredity. Besides contributions to human genetics, Galton devised the correlation coefficient, and was thus concerned with the advancement of statistics. In 1883, he coined the word eugenics by which he meant 'good in birth' and 'noble in heredity', and, in 1904, he founded the Galton Laboratory at University College, London. He was first President of the Eugenics Education Society in 1907.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Extreme Measures Martin Brookes, 2004 A lively and unorthodox biography of one of the Victorian age's most eccentric and prolific scientific minds.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Francis Galton Michael Bulmer, 2004-12-01 If not for the work of his half cousin Francis Galton, Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory might have met a somewhat different fate. In particular, with no direct evidence of natural selection and no convincing theory of heredity to explain it, Darwin needed a mathematical explanation of variability and heredity. Galton's work in biometry—the application of statistical methods to the biological sciences—laid the foundations for precisely that. This book offers readers a compelling portrait of Galton as the father of biometry, tracing the development of his ideas and his accomplishments, and placing them in their scientific context. Though Michael Bulmer introduces readers to the curious facts of Galton's life—as an explorer, as a polymath and member of the Victorian intellectual aristocracy, and as a proponent of eugenics—his chief concern is with Galton's pioneering studies of heredity, in the course of which he invented the statistical tools of regression and correlation. Bulmer describes Galton's early ambitions and experiments—his investigations of problems of evolutionary importance (such as the evolution of gregariousness and the function of sex), and his movement from the development of a physiological theory to a purely statistical theory of heredity, based on the properties of the normal distribution. This work, culminating in the law of ancestral heredity, also put Galton at the heart of the bitter conflict between the ancestrians and the Mendelians after the rediscovery of Mendelism in 1900. A graceful writer and an expert biometrician, Bulmer details the eventual triumph of biometrical methods in the history of quantitative genetics based on Mendelian principles, which underpins our understanding of evolution today.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: English Men of Science Francis Galton, 2018-12-07 This edition first published in 1970. Francis Galton has been honoured as the founder of biostatics and one of the creators of modern psychology. His principal aim was to establish a body of statistical knowledge about mental heredity which would result in a new pattern of behaviour for society. The relationship between outstanding men had led him to conclude that mental traits are inherited, and that an ideal society would take advantage of this fact. In this particular work, which he termed a Natural History of the English Men of Science of the present day, he examined at great length the antecedents, environment, education and hereditary features of the most prominent men of science in order to establish certain laws relating to heredity. It is a landmark in the transition from introspective to objective methods in biological and psychological research, and the author’s statistical, nonanecdotal approach was to prove immensely fruitful for the development of psychology. Indeed the questionnaire included in the work is probably the earliest in existence. As Professor Cowan points out in her introduction, historians as well as scientists intent upon a deeper understanding of the Victorian mind will find much of interest in this remarkable book.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Hereditary Genius Francis Galton, 1879
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Inquiries Into Human Faculty and Its Development Francis Galton, 2020-07-28 Reproduction of the original: Inquiries Into Human Faculty and Its Development by Francis Galton
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Oxford Handbook of the History of Psychology: Global Perspectives David B. Baker, 2012 The science and practice of psychology has evolved around the world on different trajectories and timelines, yet with a convergence on the recognition of the need for a human science that can confront the challenges facing the world today. Few would argue that the standard narrative of the history of psychology has emphasized European and American traditions over others, but in today's global culture, there is a greater need in psychology for international understanding. This volume describes the historical development of psychology in countries throughout the world. Contributors provide narratives that examine the political and socioeconomic forces that have shaped their nations' psychologies. Each unique story adds another element to our understanding of the history of psychology. The chapters in this volume remind us that there are unique contexts and circumstances that influence the ways in which the science and practice of psychology are assimilated into our daily lives. Making these contexts and circumstances explicit through historical research and writing provides some promise of greater international insight, as well as a better understanding of the human condition.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology Gregory A. Kimble, Michael Wertheimer, 2014-04-08 This third volume in a series devoted to luminaries in the history of psychology--features chapter authors who are themselves highly visible and eminent scholars. They provide glimpses of the giants who shaped modern cognitive and behavioral science, and shed new light on their contributions and personalities, often with a touch of humor or whimsy and with fresh personal insights. The animated style, carefully selected details, and lively perspective make the people, ideas, and controversies in the history of psychology come alive. The fields touched on in this and other volumes cover all of the subfields of psychology. As such, all volumes of Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology will be of interest to psychologists, as well as scholars in related fields. The resourceful teacher could use a selection of chapters as supplementary readings to enhance almost any course in the discipline. The major purpose of these books is to provide source materials for students and their teachers in undergraduate and graduate courses in the history of psychology. Each of the five volumes in this series contains different profiles thereby bringing more than 100 of the pioneers in psychology more vividly to life.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Hereditary Character and Talent: As Found Originally in Macmillan's Magazine in 1865 Francis Galton, 2018-11-05 A half-cousin of Charles Darwin, Francis Galton argued that if physical attributes could be subjected to Darwinian principles of selection, 'mental qualities' could be as well. This edition is based on Galton's influential essay published in MacMillan's Magazine, in 1865.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Pioneers of Psychology Raymond E. Fancher, Alexandra Rutherford, 2012 Brings the history of psychology to life.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Comprehensive History of Psychology Arun Kumar Singh, 1991 This book is a simple introduction to the history and various systems of Psychology. It provides a basic understanding of major systems and theories in psychology in a comprehensive way. It covers in detail the historiecal backgrounds taking plave before the emgergence of each system. As such, it provides a better understanding about the historical emergence of status of psychology and in beginning its separation from philosophical traditions. It covers a lucid discussion with emphasis on the antecednet forces of all the important system of psychology. Besides the traditional systems, it alos includes in separate chapters a discussion on the CONGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, the EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY, the HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY and the INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. An overview of psychology in India has also been one of the salient features of the book. This will briefly introduce to teachers and students about what the Indian psychologists are doing.The book is an ideal text for undergraduate and post graduate course of psychology.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Fighting for the Good Cause Gerald Sweeney, 2001 Sir Francis Galton was an influential mentor for the educational psychologists who supplied crucial doctrine to American eugenics from 1903 to 1930. Yet the nature of his influence has never been specified. The psychologists' own claim as to the Galton's contribution -- that he provided sufficient justification for their absolutist hereditarianism -- was clearly disingenuous. Rather, he appears to have functioned as a model for these figures, who were informed by their perceptions of Galton's ulterior purposes in constructing eugenics as he did. Any of various features in the 45-year-long course of that development could have encouraged these particular legatees to appreciate both Galton and his product as surreptitious stanchers of democracy.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Origin and Growth of the Moral Instinct Alexander Sutherland, 1898
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Psychological Testing Robert J. Gregory, 2014-05-16 Establishes a solid foundation of knowledge about psychological testing Psychological testing impacts virtually every corner of modern life, from education to vocation to remediation. Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications, 7/e, covers all variations of testing and explores social issues testing raises. This program provides readers extensive knowledge about the characteristics, objectives, and wide-ranging effects of psychological testing.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Genetics in the Madhouse Theodore M. Porter, 2020-07-14 In the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Almost from the beginning, they pointed to heredity as the most important of these causes. As doctors and state officials steadily lost faith in the capacity of asylum care to stem the terrible increase of insanity, they began emphasizing the need to curb the reproduction of the insane. They became obsessed with identifying weak or tainted families and anticipating the outcomes of their marriages. Genetics in the Madhouse is the untold story of how the collection and sorting of hereditary data in mental hospitals, schools for 'feebleminded' children, and prisons gave rise to a new science of human heredity. In this compelling book, Theodore Porter draws on untapped archival evidence from across Europe and North America to bring to light the hidden history behind modern genetics. He looks at the institutional use of pedigree charts, censuses of mental illness, medical-social surveys, and other data techniques--innovative quantitative practices that were worked out in the madhouse long before the manipulation of DNA became possible in the lab. Porter argues that asylum doctors developed many of the ideologies and methods of what would come to be known as eugenics, and deepens our appreciation of the moral issues at stake in data work conducted on the border of subjectivity and science. A bold rethinking of asylum work, Genetics in the Madhouse shows how heredity was a human science as well as a medical and biological one--Jacket.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: English Men of Science Sir Francis Galton, 1895
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  francis galton contributions to psychology: Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa Francis Galton, 1889
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Memories of My Life Francis Galton, 1908 ... hardly any other living Englishman can point to so great an amount of truly scientific work applied to some of the fundamental problems of human welfare. -G.E. Gehlke, Political Science Quarterly (1910) In Memories of My Life (1908), Sir Francis Galton provided a detailed autobiography that starts with a description of his family of origin (he was a cousin of Charles Darwin), tells about his childhood, his education, and then describes each of his travels. Chapters are also devoted to his major scientific interests, including eugenics, which he regarded as a problem that might require state control. This autobiography offers a compelling insight into the life of one of the 19th century's leading scientists.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Germ-plasm August Weismann, 1893
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Nature, Nurture, & Psychology G. E. McClearn, Robert Plomin, 1993 [This book] offers a past and present view of nature-nurture research and identifies directions for the future of this emerging field. Top investigators summarize current findings in the most promising research domains: cognitive abilities and disabilities, the development of personality and temperament, and psychopathology. Leading environmentalists and behavioral geneticists explore the relationship between nature and nurture and propose new theories that encompass both concepts. The volume reveals why nature as well as nurture is playing an increasingly important role in research and theory in psychology. 'Nature, Nurture, and Psychology is an indispensible work for anyone interested in the genetic and environmental origins of individual differences in psychology.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Natural Inheritance Francis Galton, 1894
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Biometric State Keith Breckenridge, 2014-10-02 A groundbreaking study of South Africa's role as a site for global experiments in biometric identification throughout the twentieth century.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: A History of Modern Psychology Duane Schultz, 2013-10-02 A History of Modern Psychology, 3rd Edition discusses the development and decline of schools of thought in modern psychology. The book presents the continuing refinement of the tools, techniques, and methods of psychology in order to achieve increased precision and objectivity. Chapters focus on relevant topics such as the role of history in understanding the diversity and divisiveness of contemporary psychology; the impact of physics on the cognitive revolution and humanistic psychology; the influence of mechanism on Descartes's thinking; and the evolution of the third force, humanistic psychology. Undergraduate students of psychology and related fields will find the book invaluable in their pursuit of knowledge.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Psychological Clinic Lightner Witmer, 1919 Vols. 1-12 include section Reviews and criticism.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Art of Travel; Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Francis Galton, 1855
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Defining Difference Andrew S. Winston, 2004-01 This text brings together scholarship on the history of psychology and race. Throughout the history of the field, psychological discourse has been shaped by social concerns, and its discourse on race is no exception. Psychologists have promoted and fought against racism and a nuanced historical account requires analysis of both dimensions. The contributors seek to understand the relationship between the changes in the field and broader social change by mapping the changing discourse for defining difference through race. ideas of race in the work of 19th-century and 20th-century psychologists; psychological discourse on topics such as mixed-race people; political uses of racial research; changes in textbook presentations of race and intelligence; and international perspectives on psychology and race. The contibutors also examine the prominence and persistence of American research on racial differences in intelligence as well as the work of Kenneth Clark and Horace Mann Bond in combatting racism in science and society. This volume aims to increase readers' understanding of the link between racial studies and social attitudes in our time, and aims to provide a comprehensive examination of that link through history.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Gene Illusion Jay Joseph, 2004 Jay Joseph's timely, challenging book provides a much-needed rebuttal of the evidence cited in support of genetic theories in psychiatry and psychology, which are based mainly on twin and adoption studies. He shows that, far from establishing the importance of genes, psychiatric genetic and behavior genetic research on twins and adoptees has been plagued by researcher bias, unsound methodology, and a reliance on erroneous theoretical assumptions. Furthermore, he discusses how this faulty research has been used to support the interests of those attempting to bolster conservative social and political agendas. Under the Microscope Dr. Jay Joseph provocatively challenges current genetic theories and the evidence cited to support them - in particular, genes' alleged role in criminal behavior, IQ, heritability and molecular genetic research - and maintains they are all part of the Gene Illusion.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Sir Francis Galton and the Study of Heredity in the Nineteenth Century Ruth Schwartz Cowan, 1985
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Early Years of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Andrew J. Vinchur, 2018-11-08 Provides a comprehensive history of the early years of industrial and organizational psychology from an international perspective. A valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, I-O psychologists, practitioners, and historians of science.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Mathematical Contributions to the Theory of Evolution Karl Pearson, 1904
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Art of Travel Francis Galton, 2023-11-22 Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The History of Statistics Stephen M. Stigler, 1990-03-01 This magnificent book is the first comprehensive history of statistics from its beginnings around 1700 to its emergence as a distinct and mature discipline around 1900. Stephen M. Stigler shows how statistics arose from the interplay of mathematical concepts and the needs of several applied sciences including astronomy, geodesy, experimental psychology, genetics, and sociology. He addresses many intriguing questions: How did scientists learn to combine measurements made under different conditions? And how were they led to use probability theory to measure the accuracy of the result? Why were statistical methods used successfully in astronomy long before they began to play a significant role in the social sciences? How could the introduction of least squares predate the discovery of regression by more than eighty years? On what grounds can the major works of men such as Bernoulli, De Moivre, Bayes, Quetelet, and Lexis be considered partial failures, while those of Laplace, Galton, Edgeworth, Pearson, and Yule are counted as successes? How did Galton’s probability machine (the quincunx) provide him with the key to the major advance of the last half of the nineteenth century? Stigler’s emphasis is upon how, when, and where the methods of probability theory were developed for measuring uncertainty in experimental and observational science, for reducing uncertainty, and as a conceptual framework for quantitative studies in the social sciences. He describes with care the scientific context in which the different methods evolved and identifies the problems (conceptual or mathematical) that retarded the growth of mathematical statistics and the conceptual developments that permitted major breakthroughs. Statisticians, historians of science, and social and behavioral scientists will gain from this book a deeper understanding of the use of statistical methods and a better grasp of the promise and limitations of such techniques. The product of ten years of research, The History of Statistics will appeal to all who are interested in the humanistic study of science.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Scientific Study of Human Nature Helmuth Nyborg, 1997 Serves as a Festschrift for Hans J Eysenck on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Each chapter in this volume describes Hans Eysenck's contribution to a particular topic then what research has developed from it, what kinds of amendments, modifications or additions to his work are appropriate and, finally thoughts about the future of the field.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Born Together—Reared Apart Nancy L. Segal, 2012-06-18 The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart startled scientists by demonstrating that twins reared apart are as alike, across a number of personality traits and other measures, as those raised together, suggesting that genetic influence is pervasive. Segal offers an overview of the study’s scientific contributions and effect on public consciousness.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Biographer's Tale Antonia Susan Byatt, 2001 Phineas G. sets out to write a biography of a great biographer. But a whole life is hard to find. Everywhere he looks he finds fragments and gaps: bones and husks, boxes of marbles, collections of coins and undated postcards. Trails run cold and mysteries are unresolved. Phineas feels he is hunting shadows. Like a shaman flying across the globe, his mind tracks the journeys of his subjects to the deserts of Africa and the maelstroms of the Arctic. He meets others building wholes from bits and pieces: taxonomists, ecologists, travel agents offering the trip of your dreams. In the process he also puzzles out his own future - but how will he find his way out of the labyrinth? Tantalizing, comic and rueful, The Biographer's Tale is a modern delight, a colour-filled novel of detection and desire.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: Graphic Discovery Howard Wainer, 2013-10-24 Good graphs make complex problems clear. From the weather forecast to the Dow Jones average, graphs are so ubiquitous today that it is hard to imagine a world without them. Yet they are a modern invention. This book is the first to comprehensively plot humankind's fascinating efforts to visualize data, from a key seventeenth-century precursor--England's plague-driven initiative to register vital statistics--right up to the latest advances. In a highly readable, richly illustrated story of invention and inventor that mixes science and politics, intrigue and scandal, revolution and shopping, Howard Wainer validates Thoreau's observation that circumstantial evidence can be quite convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk. The story really begins with the eighteenth-century origins of the art, logic, and methods of data display, which emerged, full-grown, in William Playfair's landmark 1786 trade atlas of England and Wales. The remarkable Scot singlehandedly popularized the atheoretical plotting of data to reveal suggestive patterns--an achievement that foretold the graphic explosion of the nineteenth century, with atlases published across the observational sciences as the language of science moved from words to pictures. Next come succinct chapters illustrating the uses and abuses of this marvelous invention more recently, from a murder trial in Connecticut to the Vietnam War's effect on college admissions. Finally Wainer examines the great twentieth-century polymath John Wilder Tukey's vision of future graphic displays and the resultant methods--methods poised to help us make sense of the torrent of data in our information-laden world.
  francis galton contributions to psychology: The Art Of Travel Francis Galton, 2020-05-16 To those who meditate Travel.--Qualifications for a Traveller.--If you have health, a great craving for adventure, at least a moderate fortune, and can set your heart on a definite object, which old travellers do not think impracticable, then--travel by all means. If, in addition to these qualifications, you have scientific taste and knowledge, I believe that no career, in time of peace, can offer to you more advantages than that of a traveller. If you have not independent means, you may still turn travelling to excellent account; for experience shows it often leads to promotion, nay, some men support themselves by travel. They explore pasture land in Australia, they hunt for ivory in Africa, they collect specimens of natural history for sale, or they wander as artists.
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10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8 215 Page 2 of3 After abandoning medical study, Galton traveled extensively, for example, up the Nile to Khartoum and then to Syria, as well as a self-financed …

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A CENTURY OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO GIFTED EDUCATION A Century of Contributions to Gifted Education traces the conceptual history of the fi eld of gifted education. Bookended by Sir …

The History of Psychological Testing - iicseonline.org
Galton (1822–1911) invented the first battery of tests, a peculiar assortment of sensory and motor measures, which we review in the following. The American psychologist James McKeen Cattell …

Beyond broaching: Existential meaning making of Blackness …
The most insidious and profound contributions to the psychological field came from the works of Sir Francis Galton. Galton was the first to conduct twin studies, coined the term “psychometrics,” …

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b) Francis Galton c) Jean Piaget d) B.F. Skinner e) John Watson 12. What do Hermann Ebbinghaus, Francis Galton and Sigmund Freud share in common? a) Each of them worked independently b) …

JAMES McKEEN CATTELL - National Academy of Sciences
contact with Francis Galton, whose methods and ideals Cattell specially admired. They inspired much of his own work in individual differences and in the study of distinguished men that was so …

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Galton,1907 Biographical origins of Francis Galton's psychology Raymond E. Fancher,1983 Hereditary Genius. Sir Francis Galton,1870 English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture …

MENTAL ASSOCIATION: TESTING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES …
called “anthropometric (mental) testing” practiced in the 1880s and 1890s by Francis Galton (1822–1911) and James McKeen Cattell (1860–1944). At the end of the nineteenth century, ...

Hans J. Eysenck - Personality Project
psychology at Cambridge, the so called “London school” of psychology emphasized individual dif-ferences. UCL had been the home of Charles Spear-man and subsequently, Cyril Burt. Both were …

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Biographical origins of Francis Galton's psychology Raymond E. Fancher,1983 Fighting for the Good Cause. Gerald Sweeney,2001 Sir Francis Galton was an influential mentor for the educational …

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intelligence Sir Francis Galton was an English scientist and polymath in the nineteenth century Known for his contributions ... Francis Galton Psychology has opened up a world of possibilities. …

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As the pioneer or founder of creative psychology, Galton’s contributions have laid an important . foundation for the subsequent development of the field of creativity. In this paper, from a brief …

The Advancement of 'Science': James McKeen Cattell and the …
editors made frequent contributions to the journal, but many served a more symbolicpurpose.Theeditor forchemistry, IraRemsen,greetedtwonewedi torialappointments in …

Eugenic Iconographies and the Public Imagination
Galton defined eugenics as “the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations, either physically or mentally.” Beyond eugenics, Galton …

A History of Modern Psychology - Cambridge University …
psychology as an empirical science, this text is an ideal introduction to the eld for ... Francis Galton (1822 1911) 122 Galton s Life 123 Galton on Heredity and Environment 124 ... An Evaluation of …

Karl Pearson and the Establishment of Mathematical Statistics
Pearson undertook with Weldon in 1892 and later with Francis Galton in 1894 enabled him to lay the foundations of modern mathematical statistics. While Pearson's diverse publications, his …

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Biometrika, and , on Galton's demise in 1911, Pearson became the first Galton professor of eugenics at University College London, taking a chair established in that year with funds left by Galton in …

Francis Galton's Account of the Invention of Correlation - JSTOR
Naworth Castle. The circumstances that led Galton to write the account are reviewed. Key words and phrases: Correlation, Galton, Pearson, regression. 1. GALTON'S INVENTION OF …

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intelligence Sir Francis Galton was an English scientist and polymath in the nineteenth century Known for his contributions ... Furthermore, Francis Galton Psychology books and manuals for …

Individual Differences - Springer
common with most early scientists, Galton had wide interests-from meteor­ ology to mental imagery-but he is best known as the founder of eugenics. This last interest led him to follow Shakespeare …

The Life and Labors of Francis Galton: - Gwern
Finally, Michael Bulmer’s Francis Galton: Pioneer of Heredity and Biometry provides a highly focused review of Galton’s contributions to genetics and applied statistics. Bulmer begins with an …