by Gary Lavan | May 27, 2009 | Intelligence
Early cognitive development work by Galton, Spearman, and Thurston suggested that at any one time, a child’s knowledge is bound as a single structured whole. Intelligence in this context is a single, inherited entity, easily measured by IQ tests and other...
by Gary Lavan | May 27, 2009 | Intelligence
In the 1880’s, Galton believed that any task or test that a person undertook was influenced by a general ability – their intelligence. He was the first to begin using psychometric testing to measure intelligence. Research by Spearman in 1903, and 1927 led...
by Gary Lavan | May 20, 2009 | Research Methods
There exists in the social sciences, an ongoing debate as to how research should be conducted for maximum benefit. Should research focus on using quantitative methods, or qualitative methods? Qualitative methods accumulate data in the form of words, pictures, or...
by Gary Lavan | May 4, 2009 | Psychology (General)
Welcome to the School Psychology Service Blog! My name is Gary Lavan, I’m an applied psychologist working in the UK education system. I’ve started this blog as a way of consolodating and sharing some of the knowledge and understanding I gain from my work...
