James McKeen Cattell
1860-1944
Cattell, an experimental psychologist, developed research techniques that allow for the study of groups of people and the individual differences among them. Cattell's tasks demanded only easy, straightforward responses such as reacting rapidly to a light or sound and judging differences in weights, lengths of lines, or intervals of time. He coined the label "mental tests."
Source: An Illustrated History of American Psychology, published by the Archives of the History of American Psychology, University of Akron.
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The James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award recognizes APS Members for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the area of applied psychological research. Recipients must be APS Members whose research addresses a critical problem in society at large. Honorees are recognized annually at the APS Convention.
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James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Committee
Robert Sternberg, Chair, Tufts University
Albert Bandura, Stanford University
Milton Hakel, Bowling Green State University
Michael Lamb, University of Cambridge
Janet Polivy, University of Toronto, Missisauga