12 Questions
Who was commissioned by the Ministry of Public Education in Paris to develop the first intelligence test?
Alfred Binet
Which term was introduced by Lewis Terman to represent the ratio of mental age to chronological age?
Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
In what year did Alfred Binet develop the first intelligence tests?
1904
Who was the first to use a ratio of mental age to chronological age to measure intelligence?
Lewis Terman
Which committee prepared the original test known as the Army Alpha during World War I?
Robert Yerkes
What was one of the main criticisms that Alfred Binet had about diagnosing 'mental deficiency' in children?
Tests were not administered one-on-one.
Who is credited as the forerunner of 'verbal IQ'?
Jean Esquirol
What did Francis Galton hypothesize could be related to superior intellectual ability?
Reaction time and grip strength
Who was the founder and first president of the American Psychological Association in 1892?
G.S. Hall
Which of the psychologists examined the relationship among sensory motor responses and intelligence?
Francis Galton
In what field did Jean Esquirol work with individuals to examine the relationship between language ability and intelligence?
Mental asylums
Who worked with Wilhelm Wundt and later established his own experimental lab at Johns Hopkins University?
G.S. Hall
Learn about the pioneering work of French physician Jean Esquirol in using language to identify intelligence in individuals with intellectual disabilities, and the fascination of Francis Galton with human differences. Explore the concepts of 'verbal IQ' and 'idiocy' in historical psychology.
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