ALFRED BINET

LIFE AND DEATH

• Born July 8th, 185
• He started the great school influence
• Died October 18th, 1911
• Was a French theorist

EDUCATION

• Received a law degree in 1878
• Thought himself in the area of psychology
• Studied science in Sorbonne

INFLUENCES

• Was a student of Charcot
• Influenced by Mill
• No known students
• Influenced Simon, Terman, and Goddard

CAREER

• Researcher in neurological clinic at Sapetriere(1883-1889)
• Researcher and associate director, laboratory of experimental psychology Sorbonne university.(1891-1894)
• Appointed by French ministry of public interaction, a member of commission of the education of retarded children(1904)

THE BINET-SIMON SCALE

• Binet's daughter helped him to further refine his developing conception of intelligence- including attention span and suggestibility in intellectual development.
• He is widely known for his contribution to intelligence.
• The test was comprised of many stages based on age

STAGES OF THE TEST

• Each test increase with difficulty
• Easiest test determines a child's ability to follow lights
• A little harder and the child has to name the body parts being pointed at. Also to name objects or people.
• A little harder than the last and the child has to state the difference between two words.
• The hardest is to rhyme words and create complex sentinces
• He has pointed out the test is not 100% accurate

IQ TEST

• one of the five doesn't belong? A)Dog B)Snake C)mouse D)lion E) elephant
• Which number should come next? 1-1-2-3-5-8-13. A)8 B)21 C)13 D)26 E)31
• PEACH is to HCAEP as 46251. A)25641 B)26451 C)12654 D)51462 E)15264
• Mary is sixteen, x4 as old as her brother. How old will Mary be when she is x2 as old? A)20 B)24 C)25 D)26 E)28
• Which one of the numbers does not belong in the following series: 2-3-6-7-8-15-30. A)3 B)7 C)8 D)15 E)30

CONTINUE IQ TEST

• 5. Which one doesn't belong out of the series: 2-3-6-7-8-15-30
• A)3 B)7 C)8 D)15 E)30

RESULTS

• B
• B
• E
• B
• C