L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory
| Established | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Address | 235 East Cameron Ave. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Website | quantpsych |
L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory is a psychometrics and quantitative psychology laboratory housed within the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded by Louis Leon Thurstone in 1952.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
History[edit]
The lab was located at Nash hall from 1952 to 1967 and moved to its present location at Davie Hall in 1967.
Directors[edit]
- Louis Leon Thurstone
- Thelma Thurstone
- Lyle V. Jones (1957–1974, 1979–1992)
- John Bissell Carroll (1974–1979)
- David Thissen (1992–2003)
- Robert C. MacCallum (2003–2010)
- Patrick J. Curran (2010–2017)
- Daniel J. Bauer (2017– )
References[edit]
- ↑ Jones, Lyle V., and David Thissen. "1 A History and Overview of Psychometrics." Handbook of statistics 26 (2006): 1-27.
- ↑ Luce, R. Duncan. "Thurstone and sensory scaling: Then and now." (1994): 271.
- ↑ https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.PSYCHOMETRIC University of Chicago. Psychometric Laboratory. Records
- ↑ Jones, L. V. (1998). L. L. Thurstone's vision of psychology as a quantitative rational science. In G. A. Kimble & M. Wertheimer (Eds.), Portraits of pioneers in Psychology, Vol. III, pp. 85-102. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
- ↑ Wood, D. A. (1962). Louis Leon Thurstone: Creative thinker, dedicated teacher, eminent psychologist. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
- ↑ Thurstone, L. L. (1952). L. L. Thurstone. In E. G. Boring, H. S. Langfeld, H. Werner, & R. M. Yerkes (Eds.), A history of psychology in autobiography, Vol. IV, pp. 295-321. Worcester, MA: Clark University Press.
External links[edit]
- Webpage at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- History
- History of the Psychometric Lab
Coordinates: 35°54′46″N 79°2′58″W / 35.91278°N 79.04944°W
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