Abstract

PORTILLO, NELSON. CARLOS MONTERROSA: PRECURSOR DE LA PSICOLOGÍA CIENTÍFICA Y APLICADA EN EL SALVADOR. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2008, vol.40, n.3, pp.599-605. ISSN 0120-0534.

This article describes the life and work of Carlos Monterrosa, the founder of scientific and applied psychology in El Salvador. It particularly seeks to disseminate previously Publisher information as well as a series of new findings with the objective of recognizing his role in the history of Salvadoran psychology. The first three parts of this article correspond to three different periods of Monterrosa’s life, while the fourth addresses the value and the significance of his work in El Salvador and in relation to other Latin American psychologists. His work at the National Psychopedagogic Laboratory, founded in the 1930s, is also reviewed. This article will contribute to broaden the historiographic knowledge about psychology in El Salvador and help place one of its precursors next to other Latin American psychology pioneers.

Keywords : Carlos Monterrosa; Psicología; El Salvador; Gabinete Psicopedagógico; : Carlos Monterrosa; Psychology; El Salvador; Psychopedagogic Laboratory.

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