William Stern: The Relevance of His Program of ‘Differential Psychology’ for Contemporary Intelligence Measurement and Research
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Published:2023-02-21
Issue:3
Volume:11
Page:41
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ISSN:2079-3200
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Container-title:Journal of Intelligence
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J. Intell.
Author:
Kovacs Kristof1ORCID,
Pléh Csaba2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eotvos Lorand University Budapest, 1053 Budapest, Hungary
2. Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Abstract
William Stern is mostly renowned for inventing the IQ formula. However, he is also the originator of the term ‘differential psychology’ itself. His program of differential psychology synthesized population-based correlational studies as well as idiosyncratic approaches focusing on unique profiles of individuals. We argue that his approach still offers valuable ideas to this day; in particular, the individualistic sub-programme of Stern’s differential psychology corresponds to a large extent to ipsative testing that emphasizes a profile-based analysis of individual strengths and weaknesses.
Funder
National Research, Development and Innovation Office
János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
National Research, Development and Innovation Fund
Subject
Cognitive Neuroscience,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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