researched and by far the most widely used in practical settings. * Alfred Binet (July 11, 1857 – October 18, 1911) was a French psychologist who invented the first usable intelligence test, known at the time as the Binet test and today referred to as the IQ test.[2] His principal goal was to identify students who needed special help in coping with the school curriculum. Along with his collaborator Théodore Simon, Binet published revisions of his intelligence scale in 1908 and 1911, the last
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in order to produce mathematically gifted students?” C. “How can individuals be helped in their striving for self-actualization?” D. “How can developmentally disabled children be taught more effectively?” 6. An 8-year-old child has just taken Alfred Binet’s test of intelligence and has been told his mental age is ten. This means that A. His chronological age must be nine. B. He is less intelligent than most 10-year-olds C. His score equals the score of the average 10- year-old D. He is probably
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Intelligence Testing: A Smart student, a Failed Idea. Jorge L. Santander College of the Canyons Abstract The idea that intelligence tests can help teachers/educators make curriculums that can help educate students better has received considerable attention from scholars and the media. There have been many issues regarding the testing of kids with some type of intelligence tests. Some studies state that the tests are biased and some studies say that they are not. It is hard to say which belief
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Intelligence is a construct, not a thing (eysenck 1979; Humphreys), as a result it is difficult to arrive ar a definition of ability/intelligence. Rather it is defined based on the behaviour that indicates various levels of intelligence. It is quite easy to say what make a person intelligent rather than what is intelligence. The concept of intelligence refers to a systematic individual difference in the performance of tasks that involves the manipulation, retrieval, evaluation, or processing of
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evolutionary theory; survival of the fittest * Stanley Hall (1844-1924) norming studies: founded child-study institute at Clark University. First president of American Psychological Association. * Alfred Binet (1857-1911) French psychologist- intelligence test - Binet-Simon Test Stanford-Binet Test The Biological Perspective: Definition: Development is determined primarily by biological forces * In ethological theory, many behaviors are viewed as adaptive because they have survival value
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He continued to study the natural sciences and received his Ph.D. in Zoology from University of Neuchâtel in 1918. Career: Piaget later developed an interest in psychoanalysis, and spent a year working at a boys' institution created by Alfred Binet. Binet is known as the developer of the world's first intelligence test and Piaget took part in scoring these assessments. While his early career consisted of work in the natural sciences, it was during the 1920s that he began to move toward work
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their studies that they sometimes tend to push their limits, just to prove how smart they are. On the other hand, I liked the part when the author points out that even Einstein or a Mozart have focus on effort, not talent. I also like the idea of Alfred Binet, who is the inventor of the IQ test, to have some kind of test that will identify students who were not benefiting from public school curriculum, which I strongly agreed! I also like the fact that Dweck mentioned the behavior of the current generation
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A forensic psychologist views a client or defendant differently than a traditional clinical psychologist. Seeing a situation from a client’s point of view or empathizing with a patient is not something a forensic psychologist will do. Traditional psychological tests and interview procedures are usually not applicable when dealing with a forensic situation. In forensic evaluations it is important to assess the consistency of factual information. Forensic psychology is the application of psychology
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The list below is from the book The Scientific 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Scientists, Past and Present, Citadel Press (2000), written by John Galbraith Simmons. 1 | Isaac Newton | the Newtonian Revolution | Anglican (rejected Trinitarianism, i.e., Athanasianism; believed in the Arianism of the Primitive Church) | 2 | Albert Einstein | Twentieth-Century Science | Jewish | 3 | Neils Bohr | the Atom | Jewish Lutheran | 4 | Charles Darwin | Evolution | Anglican (nominal); Unitarian
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it would be impossible to avoid mentioning the work of psychologist Jean Piaget. After receiving his doctoral degree at age 22, Jean Piaget began a career that would have a profound impact on both psychology and education. Through his work with Alfred Binet, Piaget developed an interest in the intellectual development of children. Based upon his observations, he concluded that children are not less intelligent than adults, they simply think differently. Albert Einstein called Piaget's discovery "so
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