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What was the primary purpose of psychological exams in ancient times?
What was the primary purpose of psychological exams in ancient times?
- To exempt individuals from government-sponsored torture
- To categorize people based on their moral character
- To determine personality types based on body fluids
- To grant special privileges to those who passed the exams (correct)
Which of the following individuals is credited with envisioning psychology as a science and psychological measurement as a specialism within that discipline?
Which of the following individuals is credited with envisioning psychology as a science and psychological measurement as a specialism within that discipline?
- Charles Darwin
- Christian von Wolff (correct)
- David Wechsler
- Wilhelm Max Wundt
What was the key insight from Charles Darwin's book 'On the Origin of Species' that is relevant to the development of psychological assessment?
What was the key insight from Charles Darwin's book 'On the Origin of Species' that is relevant to the development of psychological assessment?
- Chance variation in species will be selected or rejected by nature based on adaptability and survival value (correct)
- Psychological assessment can be used to grant special privileges to individuals
- Personality types are determined by body fluids
- Psychological assessment can be used to identify individuals in league with the Devil
Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the intelligence testing movement?
Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the intelligence testing movement?
Which of the following was a key development in the emergence of psychological assessment in its contemporary form?
Which of the following was a key development in the emergence of psychological assessment in its contemporary form?
Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the development of modern intelligence tests?
Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the development of modern intelligence tests?
What was Francis Galton's earliest work on heredity focused on?
What was Francis Galton's earliest work on heredity focused on?
What was one of the main goals of Wilhelm Max Wundt and his students at the first experimental psychology laboratory?
What was one of the main goals of Wilhelm Max Wundt and his students at the first experimental psychology laboratory?
What was Wundt's perception of individual differences in experimentation?
What was Wundt's perception of individual differences in experimentation?
What was the impact of the growing awareness of psychological exams on people's interest in them during the 1900s?
What was the impact of the growing awareness of psychological exams on people's interest in them during the 1900s?
What was the purpose of the instruments that were introduced to measure mental ability?
What was the purpose of the instruments that were introduced to measure mental ability?
Which of the following topics is not mentioned in the text?
Which of the following topics is not mentioned in the text?
What was the purpose of Binet and Simon's 30-item measuring scale of intelligence?
What was the purpose of Binet and Simon's 30-item measuring scale of intelligence?
Who introduced a test in 1939 designed to measure adult intelligence?
Who introduced a test in 1939 designed to measure adult intelligence?
Which movement was launched by the development of the Binet test?
Which movement was launched by the development of the Binet test?
In what context were psychological tests being used in the early 20th century?
In what context were psychological tests being used in the early 20th century?
What was the purpose of the group intelligence test devised by Binet in the United States?
What was the purpose of the group intelligence test devised by Binet in the United States?
How did David Wechsler define intelligence in his test?
How did David Wechsler define intelligence in his test?
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