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Meet Robert M. Yerkes, founder of Emory's Yerkes National Primate Research Center |
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Emory University's Yerkes Primate Center, located in Decatur and the field station in Lawrenceville, Ga. is named for its founder, Robert M. Yerkes. During WWI, Yerkes is credited with psychological testing for the US Army and established many theories. Please note, Primate Freedom Project completely rejects Yerkes' theories but it is important for the public to know and understand the background of those Emory University has chosen to honor and name their many buildings for. |
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As one of the early pioneers in the intelligence testing movement, Yerkes adhered to a strict hereditarian and eugenic interpretation of IQ test results. Along with Carl Brigham and Lewis Terman, Yerkes believed the Army tests revealed fixed, racial differences in natural intelligence. During his professional career Yerkes taught at both Harvard and Yale, was president of the American Psychological Association in 1917, and served on the National Research Council between 1919-1924. Through these positions and his membership in numerous eugenic associations in the 1910s and 1920s Yerkes was able to promote his views on race and intelligence to a wide audience. This may explain Yerkes' keen interest in the psychology of Great Apes.
Army Mental Tests, p30, Yoakum and Yerkes
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