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In an Effort to Improve the Credibility of Psychological Testing

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In an effort to improve the credibility of psychological testing and establish psychology as a true scientific movement, who promoted the use of mental testing during World War I?


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Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist who is known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development and his theory of cognitive development stages.

Vygotsky

A Russian psychologist, Lev Vygotsky, known for his work on the social development theory which emphasizes the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition.

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