Theorists Name Thomas Hobbes Lewis Madison Terman

Years of life 1588 - 1679 1877-1956

The year/s of the 1608 - 1648 1921 - 1959
theorys
development
Main points of the Needed to be self-motivated to control defined intelligence as "the ability to carry on
theory Humans are fearful and predatory abstract thinking" (Journal of Educational
More you know, more you control Psychology)
Believed in monarchy type of control intelligence tests measured only innate ability
where environmental factors were insignificant
and could be used to predict achievement
patterns over a long time period
intelligence tests allowed for greater control over
providing the needs of each individual person
How the theory is his writing caused him to exile himself because many characteristics of human personality are
measured or his belief in individuals human knowledge and linked together
demonstrated their understanding of state and government
Understanding the
theory

Benefits of and Weakens moral motivation individuals requiring special educational services
holes in the theory Assumes that human nature is selfish could be identified early on
Quotes from the It is not wisdom but authority that makes a We have seen that intellect and achievement
theorists law. are far from perfectly correlated.
The condition of man is a condition of war of It is evident, therefore, that one of the most
everyone against everyone. fundamental problems of psychology is that of
Knowledge is power. investigating the laws of mental growth. When
these laws are known, the door of the future will
in a measure be opened; determination of the
child's present status will enable us to forecast
what manner of adult he will become.
How culture affects The only way to survive is knowledge the mental abilities were primarily a product of
notions of more you have, the more powerful you are heredity
intelligence Human behavior is directed by self-interests believed gifted children tended to be healthier
Passion distorts reason and more stable emotionally than the average
child and that intellect and later life achievement
were not highly related
The theory applied Believed that teachers wielded the power to used IQ tests to identify the low achieving
to the school keep power over the students. students and to place them in separate
setting. educational institution
allowed for greater control over providing the
needs of each individual person
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