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When were the first systematic tests developed for selecting people for government jobs?
When were the first systematic tests developed for selecting people for government jobs?
During which dynasty in China was knowledge of classical literature given importance for government job selection?
During which dynasty in China was knowledge of classical literature given importance for government job selection?
What were the benefits of passing the state-sponsored examinations referred to as imperial examinations?
What were the benefits of passing the state-sponsored examinations referred to as imperial examinations?
In the 19th century, who argued that chance variation in species would be selected or rejected by nature according to adaptivity and survival value?
In the 19th century, who argued that chance variation in species would be selected or rejected by nature according to adaptivity and survival value?
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What did high test scores in China during the Song dynasty signify?
What did high test scores in China during the Song dynasty signify?
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What did passing the state-sponsored examinations during the imperial examinations period exempt individuals from?
What did passing the state-sponsored examinations during the imperial examinations period exempt individuals from?
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Who coined the term mental test in 1890?
Who coined the term mental test in 1890?
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Which individual pioneered the use of a statistical concept central to psychological experimentation and testing?
Which individual pioneered the use of a statistical concept central to psychological experimentation and testing?
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Who founded the first experimental psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany?
Who founded the first experimental psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany?
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Who developed the first intelligence test to identify mentally retarded Paris schoolchildren?
Who developed the first intelligence test to identify mentally retarded Paris schoolchildren?
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Who collaborated with Alfred Binet, suggesting how mental tests could be used to measure higher mental processes?
Who collaborated with Alfred Binet, suggesting how mental tests could be used to measure higher mental processes?
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Who originated the concept of test reliability and built the mathematical framework for the statistical technique of factor analysis?
Who originated the concept of test reliability and built the mathematical framework for the statistical technique of factor analysis?
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Who was responsible for launching mental testing in its modern form?
Who was responsible for launching mental testing in its modern form?
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Who founded the 1st psychological clinic in the US?
Who founded the 1st psychological clinic in the US?
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Who used psychological tests to determine a soldier's capability of serving, his job classification, and his potential for a leadership position?
Who used psychological tests to determine a soldier's capability of serving, his job classification, and his potential for a leadership position?
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Who identified intelligence as 'the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment?'
Who identified intelligence as 'the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment?'
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