Psychology History: Jean Esquirol and Francis Galton

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Who was commissioned by the Ministry of Public Education in Paris to develop the first intelligence test?

  • Robert Yerkes
  • Lewis Terman
  • Alfred Binet (correct)
  • Theodore Simon

Which term was introduced by Lewis Terman to represent the ratio of mental age to chronological age?

  • Stanford-Binet Scale
  • Intelligence Quotient (IQ) (correct)
  • Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Intellectual Functioning Test

In what year did Alfred Binet develop the first intelligence tests?

  • 1904 (correct)
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930

Who was the first to use a ratio of mental age to chronological age to measure intelligence?

<p>Lewis Terman (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which committee prepared the original test known as the Army Alpha during World War I?

<p>Robert Yerkes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the main criticisms that Alfred Binet had about diagnosing 'mental deficiency' in children?

<p>Tests were not administered one-on-one. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited as the forerunner of 'verbal IQ'?

<p>Jean Esquirol (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Francis Galton hypothesize could be related to superior intellectual ability?

<p>Reaction time and grip strength (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the founder and first president of the American Psychological Association in 1892?

<p>G.S. Hall (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the psychologists examined the relationship among sensory motor responses and intelligence?

<p>Francis Galton (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what field did Jean Esquirol work with individuals to examine the relationship between language ability and intelligence?

<p>Mental asylums (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who worked with Wilhelm Wundt and later established his own experimental lab at Johns Hopkins University?

<p>G.S. Hall (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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