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Raymond Cattell is a psychologist who is best known for his16-factor personality model, developing the concept offluid versus crystallized intelligence, and working with factor and multivariate analysis.

Early Life

Career and Death

In 1973, Cattell retired from the University of Illinois. He eventually settled in Hawaii, where he continued to teach, write, and enjoy his life-long passion for sailing. He died on February 2, 1998.

Contributions to Psychology

In addition to his research inpersonality,motivation, and intelligence, Cattell’s work with multivariate analysis left a lasting mark on psychology. While earlier research in psychology focused on single variables in isolation, Cattell pioneered the use of multivariate analysis that allowed researchers to view individuals as a whole and study aspects of human behavior that could not be studied in a lab setting.

Cattell also influenced the work of other psychologists. In a review of eminent psychologists, Raymond Cattell’s professional writings ranked as the seventh most frequently cited inpsychology journalsover the past 100 years. When judged for overall eminence, Cattell was ranked 16th.

Selected Publications

If you’re interested in reading some of Cattell’s works, here are a few to consider:

1 SourceVerywell Mind uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.Haggbloom SJ, Warnick R, Warnick JE, et al.The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th Century.Review of General Psychology.2002;6(2):139-152.Additional ReadingHuman Intelligence Project.Raymond B. Cattell. Updated April 29, 2018.Cattell HEP, Horn J.A Short Biography: Raymond Bernard Cattell. Cattell Family Trust. Published 2015.Harvard Department of Psychology.Raymond Cattell.

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Verywell Mind uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.Haggbloom SJ, Warnick R, Warnick JE, et al.The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th Century.Review of General Psychology.2002;6(2):139-152.Additional ReadingHuman Intelligence Project.Raymond B. Cattell. Updated April 29, 2018.Cattell HEP, Horn J.A Short Biography: Raymond Bernard Cattell. Cattell Family Trust. Published 2015.Harvard Department of Psychology.Raymond Cattell.

Verywell Mind uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.

Haggbloom SJ, Warnick R, Warnick JE, et al.The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th Century.Review of General Psychology.2002;6(2):139-152.

Human Intelligence Project.Raymond B. Cattell. Updated April 29, 2018.Cattell HEP, Horn J.A Short Biography: Raymond Bernard Cattell. Cattell Family Trust. Published 2015.Harvard Department of Psychology.Raymond Cattell.

Human Intelligence Project.Raymond B. Cattell. Updated April 29, 2018.

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