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As a psychologist, Cattell was rigorously devoted to the scientific method, and was an early proponent of using Factor Analytical Methods instead of what he called "verbal theorizing." One of the most important results of Cattell's application of factor analysis was his derivation of 16 factors underlying human personality. He called these 16 factors "source traits" because he believed they provide the underlying source for the surface Behavior s we think of as personality. Richard Gerrig and Philip Zimbardo , ''Psychology and Life'', 7th ed. This theory of 16 personality factors and the instruments used to measure them are known collectively as the 16 Personality Factors or 16PF. LIST OF CATTELL'S INNOVATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
POLITICAL CRITICISM AND THE APA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Cattell has been criticized on the basis of his interests in eugenics, evolution and alternative cultures and political systems. Political critics also note that Cattell is known for laying out a mixture of Galtonian eugenics and Theology called Beyondism , which he considered "a new morality from science," and that his work in this area was published numerous times in the Pioneer Fund 's '' Mankind Quarterly '' and its editor, Roger Pearson , has published two of Cattell's monographs. Cattell was also a Pioneer Fund recipient. {Link without Title} In 1994 he was one of 52 signatories on " Mainstream Science On Intelligence ," an editorial written by Linda Gottfredson and published in the '' Wall Street Journal '', which defended the findings on Race And Intelligence in '' The Bell Curve ''. Gottfredson, Linda (December 13, 1994). Mainstream Science On Intelligence . '' Wall Street Journal '', p A18. In 1997, Cattell, at 92, was chosen by the American Psychological Association (APA) for its "Gold Medal Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Science of Psychology." However before the medal was presented, a former student at the University of Illinois, accusing Cattell of being sympathetic to racist and fascist ideas {Link without Title} and claiming that "it is unconscionable to honor this man whose work helps to dignify the most destructive political ideas of the twentieth century".Mehler reports that he was mentored by Jerry Hirsch, a colleague and strong critic of Cattell at the University of Illinois, where Cattell and Hirsch spent the majority of their careers. Cattell was also criticized by Rutgers professor William H. "Bill" Tucker , a friend and associate of Mehler's to whom Mehler "generously opened both his files and his home". In Tucker's book published with University of Illinois Press {Link without Title} , Tucker claims that Cattell (in 1937) praised the eugenics laws of the pre-war Third Reich for promoting racial improvement. A blue-ribbon committee was convened by the APA to investigate the legitimacy of the charges. However, before the committee reached a decision Cattell issued an open letter to the committee saying "I abhor racism and discrimination based on race. Any other belief would be antithetical to my life’s work" and saying that "it is unfortunate that the APA announcement … has brought misguided critics' statements a great deal of publicity." {Link without Title} He refused the award, withdrawing his name from consideration. The blue ribbon committee was therefore disbanded and Cattell, in failing health, died months later. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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