London School of Differential Psychology London School of Differential Psychology Arthur Jensen is a prominent educational psychologist, known for his work in psychometrics and differential psychology, which is concerned with how and why individuals differ behaviorally from one another. Jensen is a leading authority on IQ, and his work on testing bias is canonical. He is a major proponent of the hereditarian position in the nature versus nurture debate, the position that concludes genetics play a significant role in behavioral traits, such as intelligence and personality traits. He is the author of over 400 scientific papers published in refereed journals. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur Jensen"
Charles Edward Spearman ( september 10 1863 - september 7 1945) was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. He also did seminal work on models for human intelligence, including discovering that disparate cognitive test scores reflect a single general factor and coining the term g factor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Spearman"
Sir Cyril Lodowic Burt ( March 3 1883 – October 10 1971) was a prominent British educational psychologist. He was a member of the London School of Differential Psychology. Some of his work was controversial for its conclusions that genetics substantially influence mental and behavioral traits. After his death, he was famously accused of scientific fraud. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyril Burt"
Differential psychology is concerned with the study of individual differences in humans. The science of psychology studies people at three levels of focus captured by the well known quote: “Every man is in certain respects (a) like all other men, (b) like some other men, (c) like no other man" (Murray, H.A. & C. Kluckhohn, 1953). Differential psychology focuses on this second level of study. ...more on Wikipedia about "Differential psychology"
Hans Jürgen Eysenck ( March 4, 1916 - September 4, 1997) was a notable psychologist. At the time of his death, Hans Eysenck was the most frequently cited living psychologist (Haggbloom et al., 2002). ...more on Wikipedia about "Hans Eysenck"
Ian J. Deary is a British psychologist at the University of Edinburgh. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ian Deary"
Professor John Philippe (Phil) Rushton Ph.D , D.Sc (born December 3, 1943) is a psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, best known for his controversial work on racial differences. ...more on Wikipedia about "J. Philippe Rushton"
The London School of Differential Psychology is a school of thought in psychology interested in explaining individual differences. While not exclusively, it often looks toward biology as an explanation. Its members have contributed much by way of their research in psychometrics, behavior genetics, and General intelligence factor. ...more on Wikipedia about "London School of Differential Psychology"
Philip E. Vernon ( 6 June 1905— 28 July 1987) was a psychology professor who studied race and intelligence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philip E. Vernon"
Richard Lynn is a British professor of psychology and eugenicist. He received his degree from Cambridge University, and is an emeritus professor at the University of Ulster. Lynn's main interests are intelligence, sex differences, race differences, and eugenics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Richard Lynn"
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