Douglas N. Jackson
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Douglas Northrop Jackson II (August 14, 1929 – August 22, 2004) was an American psychology
professor best known for his work in human assessment and psychological testing.
Born in Merrick, New York
, Jackson graduated from Cornell University
in 1951 with a BSc in Industrial and Labor Relations and from Purdue University
in 1955 with a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Jackson taught at Pennsylvania State University
(1956–62) and Stanford University
(1962–64) before starting at University of Western Ontario
in 1964, where he taught for over 32 years.
Jackson created numerous tests in his life, including:
These and other assessments are distributed through two companies he founded, Research Psychologists Press and SIGMA Assessment Systems which are now owned by his youngest son, Ted Jackson.
Douglas N. Jackson collaborated with Samuel Messick
at the Educational Testing Service
, examining construct validity
. Jackson also published several analyses on sex and intelligence
that found males had a small but nontrivial advantage in general intelligence factor
and in reasoning.
Jackson served on the Executive Council of the International Test Commission and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
(1989). He was president of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Research from 1975–1976 and received their Saul Sells Award for Lifetime Contributions in 1997. He was President of APA
’s Division of Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics from 1989–1990 and was awarded that division’s Samuel J. Messick Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in 2004.
In 1994 he was one of 52 signatories on "Mainstream Science on Intelligence
," an editorial written by Linda Gottfredson
and published in the Wall Street Journal, which declared the consensus of the signing scholars on issues related to race and intelligence
following the publication of the book The Bell Curve
.
Colleague J. Philippe Rushton
noted that Jackson's founding of Canada's Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship was a response to "Canadian researchers challenged by 'political correctness
'" and "demonstrated his personal commitment to ensuring personal liberty and freedom of enquiry for his colleagues."
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
professor best known for his work in human assessment and psychological testing.
Born in Merrick, New York
Merrick, New York
Merrick is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 22,097. The name "Merrick" is taken from Meroke, the name of the Algonquian tribe formerly indigenous to the area...
, Jackson graduated from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1951 with a BSc in Industrial and Labor Relations and from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in 1955 with a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Jackson taught at Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
(1956–62) and Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
(1962–64) before starting at University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
in 1964, where he taught for over 32 years.
Jackson created numerous tests in his life, including:
- Career Directions Inventory (CDI) (Now known as the LiveCareer Interests Test)
- Multidimensional Aptitude Battery (MAB)
- Personality Research Form (PRF)
- Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS)
- Employee Screening Questionnaire (ESQ)
These and other assessments are distributed through two companies he founded, Research Psychologists Press and SIGMA Assessment Systems which are now owned by his youngest son, Ted Jackson.
Douglas N. Jackson collaborated with Samuel Messick
Samuel Messick
Samuel J. Messick III was an American psychologist professor whose work at the Educational Testing Service examined construct validity....
at the Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service , founded in 1947, is the world's largest private nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization...
, examining construct validity
Construct validity
In science , construct validity refers to whether a scale measures or correlates with the theorized psychological scientific construct that it purports to measure. In other words, it is the extent to which what was to be measured was actually measured...
. Jackson also published several analyses on sex and intelligence
Sex and intelligence
Research on sex and psychology investigates cognitive and behavioral differences between men and women. This research employs experimental tests of cognition, which take a variety of forms. Tests focus on possible differences in areas such as IQ, spatial reasoning, and emotion.Most IQ tests are...
that found males had a small but nontrivial advantage in general intelligence factor
General intelligence factor
The g factor, where g stands for general intelligence, is a statistic used in psychometrics to model the mental ability underlying results of various tests of cognitive ability...
and in reasoning.
Jackson served on the Executive Council of the International Test Commission and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
(1989). He was president of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Research from 1975–1976 and received their Saul Sells Award for Lifetime Contributions in 1997. He was President of APA
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
’s Division of Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics from 1989–1990 and was awarded that division’s Samuel J. Messick Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in 2004.
In 1994 he was one of 52 signatories on "Mainstream Science on Intelligence
Mainstream Science on Intelligence
Mainstream Science on Intelligence was a public statement issued by a group of academic researchers in fields allied to intelligence testing that claimed to present those findings widely accepted in the expert community...
," an editorial written by Linda Gottfredson
Linda Gottfredson
Linda Susanne Gottfredson is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Delaware and co-director of the Delaware-Johns Hopkins Project for the Study of Intelligence and Society. Gottfredson's work has been influential in shaping U.S...
and published in the Wall Street Journal, which declared the consensus of the signing scholars on issues related to race and intelligence
Race and intelligence
The connection between race and intelligence has been a subject of debate in both popular science and academic research since the inception of intelligence testing in the early 20th century...
following the publication of the book The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve is a best-selling and controversial 1994 book by the Harvard psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein and political scientist Charles Murray...
.
Colleague J. Philippe Rushton
J. Philippe Rushton
Jean Philippe Rushton is a Canadian psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario who is most widely known for his work on racial group differences, such as research on race and intelligence, race and crime, and the application of r/K selection theory to humans in his book Race,...
noted that Jackson's founding of Canada's Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship was a response to "Canadian researchers challenged by 'political correctness
Political correctness
Political correctness is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts,...
'" and "demonstrated his personal commitment to ensuring personal liberty and freedom of enquiry for his colleagues."