Cattell

Raymond Cattell was born in a small town in England and he developed an interest in science early on in life. He went on to become the first person from his family to attend college, earning his BS in chemistry from the Kings College when he was just 19. After witnessing the devastation of World War I, Cattell developed an interest in using science to solve human problems. He was also influenced by other thinkers of the time including George Bernard Shaw, and H. G. Wells. He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from University College, London in 1929.

However, his exploration in identity, inspiration, and insight, Raymond Cattell's work with multivariate investigation left an enduring imprint on brain research. While prior examination in brain science had concentrated on contemplating single variables in disconnection, Cattell spearheaded the utilization of multivariate investigation that permitted scientists to view individual's in general and study parts of human conduct that couldn't be considered in a lab setting. Cattell is likewise understood for his 16 Personality Factors, in which he and various associates used element investigation to recognize 16 distinctive basic parts of identity. He along these lines built up the 16PF Personality Questionnaire, which is still broadly utilized today.

In a 2002 review of eminent psychologists, Raymond Cattell's professional writings ranked as the seventh most frequently cited in psychology journal over the past 100 years. Psychologists were also surveyed as asked to name who they felt was the most eminent psychologist of the 20th century. Cattell was ranked at number 16. In short, he provided a model of the complete psychologist in an age of specialization. It may be said that Cattell stands without peer in his creation of a unified theory of individual differences integrating intellectual, temperamental, and dynamic domains of personality. Overall, he must be considered among a very small handful of people in this century who have most influenced the shape of psychology as a science."