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MENTAL-FACULTY THEORY [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

The theory that formal education generally develops mental faculties so that a person is better able to solve all sorts of problems. The theory is sometimes called formal-discipline theory, or the doctrine of formal discipline.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

Key term(s)
  • doctrine of formal discipline

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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