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| '''Paul Everett Meehl''' (] ]—] ]) was an American ] professor. | |||
| Born in ], Meehl attended ], earning his bachelor's degree in ] and his doctorate in ]. He went on to teach there throughout his career, with faculty appointments in psychology, ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| Meehl helped develop the ] (MMPI). His ] book ''Clinical vs. Statistical Prediction: A Theoretical Analysis and a Review of the Evidence'', claimed statistical studies outperformed clinicians in predicting the best treatment for those considered mentally ill. | |||
| Meehl was a leading philosopher of science. He was a follower of Sir ]'s ] and a strident opponent of using statistical ] testing for the evaluation of theory. He beleived that many of the "soft" areas of ] (e.g. clinical, counseling, social, personality, and community) had produced little forward progression of scientific knowledge. | |||
| He was elected president of the ] in ]. That year, he theorized that ] has a ] link. | |||
| In ], he was a signatory of a collective statement titled "Mainstream Science on Intelligence", written by ] and published in the '']''. | |||
| Meehl published about 200 articles in his career and was honored with several prestigious awards by his peers. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *] (1978) ''Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 46,'' pp. 806-834. | |||
| == External links == | |||
| * via ] | |||
| * via ''Minneapolis Star-Tribune'' | |||
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