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Fred Moss
In psychology, Fred A. Moss (1893-1966) was an American psychologist noted for his theory of “drives” and “resistances” in the dynamics of animal behavior as outline, in terms of eight-principles, in his 1923 PhD dissertation “A Study of Animal Drives”. [1] Moss’ PhD, was the first PhD every awarded at the department of psychology at George Washington University. [2]
Moss later went on to receive an MD from George Washington University and is famously known as the creator of the MCAT, the medical school admissions test that served as a forerunner of numerous aptitude tests such as the SAT. [3]
References
1. (a) Moss, Fred A. (1924). “Study of Animal Drives”, J. Exp. Psychol. 7, 165–185.
(b) Young, Paul T. (1936). Motivation of Behavior – the Fundamental Determinants of Human and Animal Activity, (ch. 2: “The Energetics of Activity”, pg. 70-73). New York: Wiley.
(c) Comparative Psychology – Moss, Fred A. (1893-1996), AntiQBook.com
2. About Us (see: History) – Department of Psychology, George Washington University.
3. MCAT history: in 1928, to curb the issue of the near to 50% dropout rates at medical schools, Moss and his colleagues developed the "Scholastic Aptitude Test for Medical Students" consisting of true-false and multiple choice questions divided into 6-8 subtests. Topics tested included visual memory, memory for content, scientific vocabulary, scientific definitions, understanding of printed material, premedical information, and logical reasoning. The score scale varied from different test forms.
Moss later went on to receive an MD from George Washington University and is famously known as the creator of the MCAT, the medical school admissions test that served as a forerunner of numerous aptitude tests such as the SAT. [3]
References
1. (a) Moss, Fred A. (1924). “Study of Animal Drives”, J. Exp. Psychol. 7, 165–185.
(b) Young, Paul T. (1936). Motivation of Behavior – the Fundamental Determinants of Human and Animal Activity, (ch. 2: “The Energetics of Activity”, pg. 70-73). New York: Wiley.
(c) Comparative Psychology – Moss, Fred A. (1893-1996), AntiQBook.com
2. About Us (see: History) – Department of Psychology, George Washington University.
3. MCAT history: in 1928, to curb the issue of the near to 50% dropout rates at medical schools, Moss and his colleagues developed the "Scholastic Aptitude Test for Medical Students" consisting of true-false and multiple choice questions divided into 6-8 subtests. Topics tested included visual memory, memory for content, scientific vocabulary, scientific definitions, understanding of printed material, premedical information, and logical reasoning. The score scale varied from different test forms.
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