1882
Galton establishes anthropometric laboratory.
1890
Cattell coins the term mental test.
1904
Binet begins work on his intelligence scale.
1905
Jung begins using the word-association method.
1913
Kraepelin publishes work on diagnosis.
1914
Terman's American version of Binet scale.
1921
Rorschach's Psychodiagnostics is published.
1935
TAT is published.
1937
Term projective techniques is coined.
1939
Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale is published.
1943
MMPI is published.
1949
Halstead introduces neuropsychological test battery.
1952
DSM-I is published.1968
DSM-II is published.
1970s
Rise of behavioral assessment.
1980
DSM-III is published.
1980s
Interest rises in personality assessment and
computer-based test interpretations.(^1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000)
1987
DSM-III-R is published.
1990s
Managed health care impacts
psychological assessment.
1994
DSM-IV is published.
2013
DSM-V scheduled
to be published.
Timeline: Significant Events in Assessment
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