イギリスの詩人ウィリアム・バトラー・イェイツは晩年優生学に傾斜しており、エッセイの中で、キャッテルの『わが国民的知性のための闘争(The fight for our national intelligence)』(1937年)を典拠に、人種の「汚染」「退化」を止めるために積極的に断種手術を行うことを強く肯定している[3]。
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^Gillis, J. (2014). Psychology's Secret Genius: The Lives and Works of Raymond B. Cattell. Amazon Kindle Edition.
^Festschrift for Raymond B. Cattell (1988). The Analysis of Personality in Research and Assessment: In Tribute to Raymond B. Cattell. (2 April, & 17 June 1986). University College London: Independent Assessment and Research Centre (Preface by K.M. Miller). ISBN0 9504493 1 8
^Books and Monographs of Raymond B. Cattell. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1984, 19, 344–369.
^Cattell, R. B. (1983). Structured Personality-Learning Theory: A Wholistic Multivariate Research Approach. (pp. 419–457). New York: Praeger.
^Haggbloom, S. J. et al. (2002). The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century. Review of General Psychology, 6(2), 139–152. doi: 10.1037//1089-2680.6.2.139 (Rankings based on: citations, surveys, and awards/honors)