Grace Helen Kent


Grace Helen Kent was an American psychologist. She is known for creating the Kent-Rosanoff Free Association Test, an influential word association test that is still used.

Life

Born in Indiana, United States, Kent grew up in Iowa, the daughter of a clergyman. Her father was quite liberal, and, in fact, was the first white pastor for a black parish.
Kent first studied at Grinnell College before moving onto the University of Iowa. She studied at the University for a few years, receiving her bachelor's degree in 1902 and her Master's in 1904. In 1911, she received a PhD at the George Washington University.
Grace Kent died on September 19, 1973 at the age of 98.

Contributions

She is known mainly for collaborating to create the Kent-Rosanoff Free Association Test.