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    Francis Galton made important contributions to psychology and statistics in the late 19th century. He created questionnaires to standardize data collection, discovered the concept of regression to the mean, described individual differences in mental imagery, and was a pioneer of the early eugenics movement. Galton coined the term "nature versus nurture" to refer to the influence of genetics versus environment on human traits and abilities. He investigated topics through empirical studies and helped establish psychology as a scientific discipline.

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    Francis Galton made important contributions to psychology and statistics in the late 19th century. He created questionnaires to standardize data collection, discovered the concept of regression to the mean, described individual differences in mental imagery, and was a pioneer of the early eugenics movement. Galton coined the term "nature versus nurture" to refer to the influence of genetics versus environment on human traits and abilities. He investigated topics through empirical studies and helped establish psychology as a scientific discipline.

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    FRANCIS GALTON

    An investigation into the scientific endeavors of Francis Galton

    Francis Galtons Concepts and Theories


    The Questionnaire Mental imagery Regression to the Mean Eugenics Nature vs. Nurture

    The Questionnaire

    Type of survey Rules for construction Creates standardized distribution of data and questions
    Results

    are easily quantifiable

    Mental Imagery

    Mental image an individual is left with after viewing and object

    Often compared to Tabula rasa (blank slate)

    Varies in size, color, shape, vividness, definition (across populations) Only similarity was where the mental imagery was presented within the mind of the individual

    Associated with the nurture side of the nature vs. nurture debate

    Corresponding to Reality Others included: eyes, forehead, eye lids, etc.

    Regression to the Mean

    Extreme scores in a distribution, if rescored, will tend to move towards the central point of the distribution
    Scores

    regress towards what the average is.

    If an individual takes a test and scores well; if they take the test again, chance is that they will have the tendency to have a score closer to the mean

    Eugenics

    Galton was a pioneer of eugenics Eugenics is the study and practice of selective breeding in humans

    Founded on the basic ideas supported by the theory of evolution Abuses the idea of evolution as natural selection over time to selective breeding
    Genetics

    doesnt work exactly like this

    Nature vs. Nurture

    Galton coined the term nature versus nurture


    Implies

    the differences an individual can be attributed to either genetics or environment

    Conclusion

    Galton:
    Created

    the questionnaire Discovered the concept regression to the mean Described the mental imagery functions of the human memory Was a pioneer of eugenics

    References

    Galton, Francis (1879). Inquiries into Human Faculty: Psychometric Experiments. American Imago. Special Issue: The Growth of the Unconscious, 1750-1900. Vol 61(3), Fal 2004, pp. 365-378 Galton, Francis (1953 Reprint). Psychometric facts. Bulletin of the Isaac Ray Medical Library. pp. 98-111 Galton (1880), Statistics of mental imagery, Mind. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Galton/imagery.htm. Munger, Margaret P. (2003). The history of psychology: Fundamental questions. (pp. 232-247). New York, NY, US: Oxford University Press. xi, 514 pp.

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