Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Are We Becoming Less Intelligent?, 13 May 1949
The lecture outlines the concept and possible explanations for a differential birth rate, and the relationship between family size and intelligence. Thomson describes the purpose and findings of the Scottish Mental Surveys and follow-up studies.
Also includes invitation from the BBC to undertake the talk, and copy of the agreement form.
Bingley Lecture, 1952
Darlington, 25 Nov 1930
Draft article titled The Use of Tests of Intelligence in English and Scottish Schools, 10 Mar 1931
Godfrey Thomson Unit for Educational Research, 1896-1979
Inaugural lecture, 1925
Movement and Reciprocity in Geometric figures, c1951
Notes for Thomson's lecture, The Nature and Measurement of Intelligence, 30 Jul 1928
Rough notes which take the form of lists of topics and corresponding examples Thomson wishes to discuss, and includes notes regarding different mental tests; genetic aspects of intelligence; social classes; and vocational selection.
Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson
Papers of Professor Walter Ledermann
The collection largely consists of letters from Godfrey Thomson to Ledermann. Many are highly mathematical in content, containing formulae and mathematical notation, though they also regard social events and contain enquiries from Thomson with regards to the safety of Ledermann's family throughout the war.
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- Education 7
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- Mathematics 4
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- Psychology 3
- Child psychology 2
- Eugenics 2
- Heredity 2
- Newcastle Upon Tyne (England) 2
- Bingley West Yorkshire England 1
- Birmingham (England) 1
- Cambridge (England) 1
- Child development 1
- Darlington England 1
- Durham England 1
- Factor analysis 1
- Heredity, Human 1
- Individual differences 1
- Mental deficiency 1
- Nature and Nurture 1
- Newcastle-under-Lyme (England) 1
- Oxford Oxfordshire England 1
- Sampling 1
- Strasburg Germany 1 + ∧ less