L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory is a
psychometrics and
quantitative psychology
Quantitative psychology is a field of scientific study that focuses on the mathematical modeling, research design and methodology, and statistical analysis of psychological processes. It includes tests and other devices for measuring cognitive ab ...
laboratory housed within the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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. It was founded by
Louis Leon Thurstone
Louis Leon Thurstone (29 May 1887 – 29 September 1955) was an American pioneer in the fields of psychometrics and psychophysics. He conceived the approach to measurement known as the law of comparative judgment, and is well known for his cont ...
in 1952.
[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.]
History
The lab was located at Nash hall from 1952 to 1967 and moved to its present location at Davie Hall in 1967.
Directors
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Louis Leon Thurstone
Louis Leon Thurstone (29 May 1887 – 29 September 1955) was an American pioneer in the fields of psychometrics and psychophysics. He conceived the approach to measurement known as the law of comparative judgment, and is well known for his cont ...
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Thelma Thurstone
Thelma Gwinn Thurstone (December 11, 1897 – February 12, 1993) was a United States, U.S. psychologist.
Career
After obtaining her master's degree in 1923, Thurstone worked for a year at the Institute for Government Research in Washington, D. ...
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Lyle V. Jones (1957-1974, 1979-1992)
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John Bissell Carroll (1974-1979)
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David Thissen
David Michael Thissen (born c. 1950) is an emeritus professor of quantitative psychology at the University of North Carolina and former President of the Psychometric Society. He is a fellow at the American Statistical Association and the American ...
(1992-2003)
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Robert C. MacCallum (2003-2010)
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Patrick J. Curran (2010-2017)
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Daniel J. Bauer (2017-)
References
External links
Webpageat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
History
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill buildings
Psychological testing
University and college laboratories in the United States