Raymond Cattell
Psychologist, Organization founder
1905 – 1998
Who was Raymond Cattell?
Raymond Bernard Cattell was a British and American psychologist, known for his exploration of many areas in psychology. These areas included: the basic dimensions of personality and temperament, a range of cognitive abilities, the dynamic dimensions of motivation and emotion, the clinical dimensions of personality, patterns of group and social behavior, applications of personality research to psychotherapy and learning theory, predictors of creativity and achievement, and many scientific research methods for exploring and measuring these areas. Cattell was famously productive throughout his 92 years, authoring and co-authoring over 50 books and 500 articles, and over 30 standardized tests. According to a widely cited ranking, he was the 16th most influential and eminent psychologist of the 20th century.
As a psychologist, Cattell was rigorously devoted to the scientific method. He was an early proponent of using factor analytical methods instead of what he called "verbal theorizing" to explore the basic dimensions of personality, motivation, and cognitive abilities.
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- Born
- Mar 20, 1905
West Bromwich - Also known as
- Raymond B Cattell
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of London
- PhD, University College London
Psychology
( - 1929)
- Died
- Feb 2, 1998
Honolulu
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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