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JOY PAUL GUILFORD March 7, 1 897-November 26, 198 7 BY ANDREW L
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Except for a period of leave to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, he remained at USC until his formal retirement in 1962.
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even factor analysis. After publication of the book, the focus of Guilforct's research shifted more ant!
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The arrival of World War Il presented Guilford with a unique opportunity to apply his factor analytic methodology to the study of mental abilities. He had always believed that there are many important and relatively independent mental abilities.
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The first version of his now-famous Structure of Intellect (SON) moclel was presented in 1955 to an international conference on factor analysis in Paris.
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In recognition of Guilford's enormous contributions to education, the International Society for Intelligence Education, headquartered in Tokyo, published in 1988 An Odyssey of the SOI Model, edited by A Chiba.
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His outstanding books on psychometric methods, statistics, personality, and intelligence; his personality and ability tests; his U.S. Air Corps personnel selection work; his discovery of new mental abilities; and his SOI model have all been extremely influential.
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206 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS Worcis that come quickly to mine! to describe I
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JOY PAUL GUILFORD 207 concern that Guilforc3 showed toward all those with whom he was in close contact. He was never too busy to listen to someone's problem, to help out a stuclent who was having difficulty, or to write a carefully composed letter of recommendation for someone who was trying to get a job or promotion.
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208 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS any student or subordinate, however much they might have deserved it, and was always very considerate and kind if he had to suggest any modification of others' behavior. ~ never saw him in an angry mood, and ~ never heard of him raising his voice to anyone.
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J [OY PAUL GUILFORD 209 fluence him but rather let him fins! his own way in both teaching and research.
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