<P> Lewis Madison Terman ( January 15 , 1877 -- December 21 , 1956 ) was an American psychologist and author . He was noted as a pioneer in educational psychology in the early 20th century at the Stanford Graduate School of Education . He is best known for his revision of the Stanford - Binet IQ test and for initiating the longitudinal study of children with high IQs called the Genetic Studies of Genius . He was a prominent eugenicist and was a member of the Human Betterment Foundation . He also served as president of the American Psychological Association . A Review of General Psychology survey , published in 2002 , ranked Terman as the 72nd most cited psychologist of the 20th century , in a tie with G. Stanley Hall . </P>
<P> Lewis Madison Terman ( January 15 , 1877 -- December 21 , 1956 ) was an American psychologist and author . He was noted as a pioneer in educational psychology in the early 20th century at the Stanford Graduate School of Education . He is best known for his revision of the Stanford - Binet IQ test and for initiating the longitudinal study of children with high IQs called the Genetic Studies of Genius . He was a prominent eugenicist and was a member of the Human Betterment Foundation . He also served as president of the American Psychological Association . A Review of General Psychology survey , published in 2002 , ranked Terman as the 72nd most cited psychologist of the 20th century , in a tie with G. Stanley Hall . </P>
who conducted a famous study of high iq children
who conducted a famous study of high iq children
Lewis Madison Terman
Lewis Madison Terman