Herbert Woodrow

Herbert Hollingsworth Woodrow (February 25, 1883 – June 14, 1974) was an American psychologist. He served as president of the American Psychological Association in 1941 and was a faculty member at several universities. He was a first cousin of Woodrow Wilson.

Biography

Early life

Herbert Woodrow was born in

In 1919, Woodrow wrote Brightness and Dullness in Children. A review in The Journal of Education said, "Dr. Herbert Woodrow has made a distinct and remarkable contribution to progress in his emphasis of the distinction between 'Dullness and Brightness in Children.' It is a work that simply must be carefully read by every one who desires to demonstrate intelligence in the study of intelligence."[2]

Woodrow served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1941.^[3] He was the fourth University of Minnesota faculty member to assume the APA presidency in the first half of the 20th century.^[4] Woodrow had been president of the Midwestern Psychological Association in 1932.^[5]

Legacy

The University of Illinois awards the Herbert Woodrow Fellowship to a psychology graduate student who excels in basic scientific research.^[6]

Selected works

Books

• Brightness and Dullness in Children (1919)

Journal articles

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• Woodrow, Herbert (1932). "The Effect of Rate of Sequence Upon the Accuracy of Synchronization".
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• Woodrow, Herbert (1940). "The Problem of the Interrelationship of Determining Conditions". Psychological Monographs. 52 (3): 1–8.
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• Woodrow, Herbert (January 1942). "The Problem of General Quantitative Laws in Psychology". Psychological Bulletin. 39 (1): 1–27.
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