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Psychologist

Lewis M. Terman was an American psychologist known for his contributions to intelligence testing and the study of giftedness. He is most famous for leading the famous 'Terman Gifted Study,' a long-term study that tracked and evaluated the development of gifted children.

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Famous Lewis Terman Quotes

“It is evident, therefore, that one of the most fundamental problems of psychology is that of investigating the laws of mental growth. When these laws are known, the door of the future will in a measure be opened; determination of the child's present status will enable us to forecast what manner of adult he will become.”

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Book:The Intelligence of School Children: How Children Differ in Ability, the Use of Mental Tests in School Grading and the Proper Education of Exceptional Children

Source: The Intelligence of School Children: How Children Differ in Ability, the Use of Mental Tests in School Grading and the Proper Education of Exceptional Children

“We have seen that intellect and achievement are far from perfectly correlated.”

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Book:Genetic Studies of Genius ...: The gifted child grows up; twenty-five years' follow-up of a superior group, by L. M. Terman and M. H. Oden

Source: Genetic Studies of Genius ...: The gifted child grows up; twenty-five years' follow-up of a superior group, by L. M. Terman and M. H. Oden

“There is nothing about an individual as important as his IQ, except possibly his morals.”

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Author:Lewis Terman

About the Author

Born: January 15, 1877
Died: December 21, 1956
Known for: Psychologist
Quotes: 3

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Genetic Studies of Genius ...: The gifted child grows up; twenty-five years' follow-up of a superior group, by L. M. Terman and M. H. OdenRelated source material

The Intelligence of School Children: How Children Differ in Ability, the Use of Mental Tests in School Grading and the Proper Education of Exceptional ChildrenRelated source material

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