Walter V. Bingham
American psychologist
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| Intro | American psychologist | |
| A.K.A. | Walter Van Dyke Bingham Walter Vandyke Bingham W. V. Bingham | |
| A.K.A. | Walter Van Dyke Bingham Walter Vandyke Bingham W. V. Bingham | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Psychologist | |
| Work field | Healthcare | |
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| Birth | 20 October 1880 | |
| Death | 8 July 1952 (aged 71 years) | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Walter Van Dyke Bingham (October 20, 1880 – July 8, 1952) was an American industrial and applied psychologist who helped popularize intelligence and aptitude testing in industry. He was a student of Edward L. Thorndike and taught Louis Leon Thurstone.
In 1915, Bingham founded the first university department of Applied Psychology at Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1917, he helped Robert Yerkes to develop the Army Alpha and Beta tests.