Cyril Burt Professions : Psychologist Born : March 3, 1883 Died : October 10, 1971 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Cyril Burt Attainment is a poor measure of capacity, and ignorance no proof of defect. Cyril Burt ignorant poor ignorance Nearly half a century has passed since Watson proclaimed his manifesto. Today, apart from a few minor reservations, the vast majority of psychologists, both in this country and in America, still follow his lead. The result, as a cynical onlooker might be tempted to say, is that psychology, having first bargained away its soul and then gone out of its mind, seems now, as it faces an untimely end, to have lost all consciousness. Cyril Burt cynical country america Similar Authors Bruno Bettelheim psychologist Boris Sidis psychologist Anthony Greenwald psychologist Arnold Gesell psychologist Arno Gruen psychologist Anna Freud psychologist All Authors