LEADER 04296nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910952295503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613895493 010 $a9781283583046 010 $a1283583046 010 $a9780252092671 010 $a0252092678 035 $a(CKB)2670000000240942 035 $a(EBL)3413990 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711083 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11411135 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711083 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10681336 035 $a(PQKB)11778600 035 $a(OCoLC)811409078 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse23762 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3413990 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10593662 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL389549 035 $a(OCoLC)923494307 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3413990 035 $a(Perlego)2532678 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000240942 100 $a20080806d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Cattell controversy $erace, science, and ideology /$fWilliam H. Tucker 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aUrbana $cUniversity of Illinois Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780252034008 311 08$a0252034007 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-240) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : "a fierce wind" -- Factor analysis and its discontents : Cattellian science -- In the name of evolution : the beginning of Cattell's moral system -- Beyondism and the necessity for "genthanasia" : Cattellian morality in the postwar period -- The Cattell convention : the controversy over the award -- Conclusion : science, awards, and ideology. 330 8 $aRaymond Cattell, the father of personality trait measurement, was one of the most influential psychologists in the twentieth century, the author of fifty-six books, more than five hundred journal articles and book chapters, and some thirty standardized instruments for assessing personality and intelligence in a professional career that spanned almost seventy years. In August 1997, the American Psychological Association announced that Cattell had been selected the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychological Science. Then, only two days before the scheduled ceremony, the APF abruptly postponed the presentation of the award due to concerns involving Cattell's views on racial segregation and eugenics. In addition to his mainstream research, Cattell had also authored a series of publications that posited evolutionary progress as the ultimate goal of human existence and argued that scientifically measurable criteria should be used to distinguish "successful" from "failing" racial groups so that the latter might be gradually "phased out" by non-violent methods such as regulation of birth control. Derived from science, Cattell's evolutionary philosophy was intended to be the basis of a full-blown religion. Although the earliest of these works had been published in the 1930s, near the end of an era in which eugenically based policies for human improvement were much more acceptable, Cattell promoted similar ideas well into the 1980s and '90s. The Cattell Controversy describes Cattell's socio-religious beliefs in detail and analyzes their relationship to his scientific contributions. William H. Tucker discusses the controversy that arose within the field in response to the award's postponement, after which Cattell withdrew his name from consideration for the award but insisted that his position had been distorted by taking statements out of context. Reflecting on these events, Tucker concludes with a discussion of the complex question of whether and how a scientist's ideological views should ever be a relevant factor in determining the value of his or her contributions to the field. 606 $aRacism in psychology 615 0$aRacism in psychology. 676 $a150.92 700 $aTucker$b William H.$f1940-$01433685 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910952295503321 996 $aThe Cattell controversy$94358422 997 $aUNINA