The development of psychological assessment in Argentina: past, present and future
Abstract: The development of psychological assessment methods in Argentina should be viewed within the context of the country’s social and political history. During the early 20th Century, many Italians, Spanish, and other Europeans came to Argentina, locating largely in urban areas. These newc...
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International Test Comission
2022
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| Sumario: | Abstract: The development of psychological assessment
methods in Argentina should be viewed within
the context of the country’s social and political history.
During the early 20th Century, many Italians,
Spanish, and other Europeans came to Argentina,
locating largely in urban areas. These newcomers
sought a lifestyle characterized by economic prosperity
and safety, away from wars and military raids
that assaulted Europe during that period. This wave
of immigration resulted in various changes in the
country’s social order, especially in the cities, warranting
the need for industrial and political changes
(Rossi, 2009).
The work of scholars addressed issues important
to these changes and thus influenced new
state policies. For example, definitions of sanity
and insanity became a topic of interest that triggered
the development of clinical diagnosis and
criminology. Relevant examples of the work done in
these areas are Horacio Piñero’s articulation of
Wundt’s sensorial measures with Ribot’s pathological
method (Piñero, 1916). |
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