Psychological Test, Test of Imagination
name: label: author
content: Higginson, Glenn D.
label: publisher
content: University of Illinois
notes: label: Description
content: The documents in this folder appear to be related to the imagination test. The test stresses “objectivity.” Therefore, it may be of particular interest to historians of science and other invested in debates about the meaning of objectivity. Included are:
label: Description
content: 1- A letter from Glenn D. Higginson, a Professor of Psychology, to David Shakow. It is dated February 2, 1939. It is in response to Shakow’s request for information on an imagination test.
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content: 2- A document entitled “An Objective Test of Imagination.” It is written by Glenn D. Higginson, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Illinois. According to the document, “This is a test of imagination. It concerns the ability to produce…objects of a particular nature.” The test is six pages long.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Psychology
label: Subject
content: Psychological Tests
label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of David Shakow
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MA.316371.109
label: accession number
content: 316371
label: catalog number
content: 316371.109
objectType: label: Object Name
content: psychological test
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21.5 cm x 28 cm; 8 15/32 in x 11 1/32 in