René Zazzo
René Zazzo (27 October 1910 – 20 September 1995) was a French
Zazzo's research focused on
Biography
Zazzo was born in Paris into a modest family. After obtaining a Doctorate of Letters in the
On his return to France, Zazzo began working for the
In 1945, Zazzo was asked to found the first programs of school psychology. Zazzo wished to aid children who were not succeeding in school, as opposed to detecting children with psychological problems.[citation needed]
In 1950, Zazzo taught at the same time at the Institute of Psychology, the National Institute for the Vocational guidance, and the laboratory of
In 1967 he occupied the presidency of the Société Française de Psychologie, and in 1968 he was appointed president of the Groupement Français d'Études de Neuro-Psychopathologie Infantile.
Works
- Psychologues et Psychologies d'Amérique (1942)
- Le Devenir de l'Intelligence (1946)
- Intelligence et Quotients d'âges (1946)
- Les Jumeaux, le Couple et la Personne (in two volumes, 1960)
- Conduites et Conscience (in two volumes, 1962, 1968)
- Nouvelle Echelle métrique de l'Intelligence (in two volumes in collaboration with other authors, 1966)
- Des Garçons de 6 à 12 ans (in collaboration, 1969)
- Les Débilités Mentales (in collaboration, 1969)
References
- Balmonte, Ana María, Herencia, medio y educación, Salvat, Barcelona, 1974
- Biography at Upsy.net (in French)
- Biography at Doctissimo.fr (in French)