Sep 22, Robert Thorndike: Today in the History of Psychology (22nd September 1910)

Robert Thorndike was born. A brilliant psychometrician, Thorndike is best known for his collaborative work with Irving Lorge and Elizabeth Hagen in developing measures of mental and scholastic ability which eventually became known as "Cognitive Ability Tests. " Among his many professional accolades, Thorndike served as president of the Psychometric Society and the American Educational Research Association and received the Butler Medal for Outstanding Service from Columbia University.
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