Measuring minds: Henry Herbert Goddard and the origins of American intelligence testing

Introduction : Motives, meanings, and contexts

Spirit and science : faith, healing, and mission

"A little child shall lead them" : educational evangelism and child study

"Psychological work among the feeble-minded" : the medical meaning of "mental deficiency"

Psychological work in the schools : the statistical meaning of "subnormality"

Causes and consequences : the Kallikak family as eugenic parable

The biology and sociology of "prevention" : defectives, dependents, and delinquents"

Psychological work and the state : reformers, professionals, and the public

Psychological work and the nation : the political meaning of intelligence

Leaving Vineland : popularity, notoriety, and a place in history

Epilogue : Psychological legacies, historical lessons, and luck.