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An Academic Genealogy of Psychometric Society Presidents

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  • Lisa D. Wijsen

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Denny Borsboom

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Tiago Cabaço

    (Humboldt University)

  • Willem J. Heiser

    (Leiden University)

Abstract

In this paper, we present the academic genealogy of presidents of the Psychometric Society by constructing a genealogical tree, in which Ph.D. students are encoded as descendants of their advisors. Results show that most of the presidents belong to five distinct lineages that can be traced to Wilhelm Wundt, James Angell, William James, Albert Michotte or Carl Friedrich Gauss. Important psychometricians Lee Cronbach and Charles Spearman play only a marginal role. The genealogy systematizes important historical knowledge that can be used to inform studies on the history of psychometrics and exposes the rich and multidisciplinary background of the Psychometric Society.

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  • Lisa D. Wijsen & Denny Borsboom & Tiago Cabaço & Willem J. Heiser, 2019. "An Academic Genealogy of Psychometric Society Presidents," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 84(2), pages 562-588, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:84:y:2019:i:2:d:10.1007_s11336-018-09651-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11336-018-09651-4
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