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1 Francis Galton Founded Eugenics in 1883. Especially powerful in molding social policy in early 1900s in the U.S. The Human Genome
2 francis Galton who conducted the first study of synesthesia? Cognitive Psych Final
3 Francis Galton known for improving the physical and mental makeup of the human species by selected parenthood Psych People
4 Francis Galton Victorian polymath: geographer, meteorologist, tropical explorer, founder of differential psychology, inventor of fingerprint identification, pioneer of statistical correlation and regression, convinced hereditarian, eugenicist, proto-geneticist, half-cousin of Charles Darwin and best-selling author Psychologists
5 Francis Galton credit for fingerprinting, method of classifying fingerprints history of forensics
6 Francis Galton Darwin's 2nd cousin who believed intelligence is inherited, found in level of processing, and he developed the correlational method psychology
7 Francis Galton First to try to systematically measure human intelligence, Thought intelligence was inherited, proposed eugenics Chapter 10
8 Francis Galton 1822-1911; Field: differential psychology AKA “London School” of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics, maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; Studies: Twin Studies-compare identical & fraternal twins, Hereditary Genius-used bell curve for normal distribution, & “Law of Errors”-differences in intellectual ability AP Psychology Important People
9 Francis Galton 1822-1911; Field: differential psychology AKA “London School” of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics, maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; Studies: Twin Studies-compare identical & fraternal twins, Hereditary Genius-used bell curve for normal distribution, & “Law of Errors”-differences in intellectual ability AP Psych Important people
10 Francis Galton 1822-1911; Field: differential psychology AKA “London School” of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics, maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; Studies: Twin Studies-compare identical & fraternal twins, Hereditary Genius-used bell curve for normal distribution, & “Law of Errors”-differences in intellectual ability Hurst AP Psych Review
11 Francis Galton 1822-1911; Field: differential psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics, maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; human traits are inherited Studies: & “Law of Errors”-differences in intellectual ability AP psychology
12 Francis Galton an English mathematician coined the word to describe efforts "at race betterment" It comes from the Greek word meaning "good in birth" History 61-73
13 francis galton at race betterment history exam
14 francis galton at race betterment history matt exam
15 Francis Galton differential psychology AKA "London School" of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: behavioral genetics, maintains that personality & ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance; compared identical & fraternal twins, hereditary differences in intellectual ability AP Psych - Important People
16 Francis Galton Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Forensics Unit 1
17 Francis Galton First modern attempt (late 1800s). Father of the study of individual differences. Relied on reaction time, and he persued various sensori-motor measurements Intelligence Testing
18 Francis Galton Developed the method of classifying fingerprints Forensic Science
19 Francis Galton measured circumfrence of head to test intelligence F-09 Psych Ch 1 & 2

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1 sfamrs.h&d st. francis of assisi every subject middle school and high school 3 users April 23, 2007
2 ST. FRANCIS LANCERSONLY PEOPLE WHO LIKE THE LANCERS 8 users November 29, 2007
3 St Francis AcaDecaSt. Francis High School group for studying Academic Decathlon materials. 1 user September 13, 2008
4 psatFrancis peet,greencastle antrim middleschool,psats,2008 1 user September 29, 2008

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