Measuring minds: Henry Herbert Goddard and the origins of American intelligence testing

Abstract

Introduction: motives, meanings, and contexts 1. Spirit and science: faith, healing, and mission 2. 'A little child shall lead them': educational evangelism and child study 3. 'Psychological work among the feeble-minded': the medical meaning of 'mental deficiency' 4. Psychological work in the schools: the statistical meaning of 'subnormality' 5. Causes and consequences: the Kallikak family as eugenic parable 6. The biology and sociology of 'prevention': defectives, dependents, and delinquents 7. Psychological work and the state: reformers, professionals, and the public 8. Psychological work and the nation: the political meaning of intelligence 9. Leaving Vineland: popularity, notoriety, and a place in history Epilogue: psychological legacies, historical lessons, and luck.

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