Tests of Intelligence Flashcards
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the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations and the skilled use of reason
Intelligence
- 30 item intelligence test in increasing order of difficulty
- Three levels of intellectual deficiency: idiot, imbecile moron
1905 Binet-Simon Scale
- Items were grouped according to age level (age scale)
- Introduction of mental age
1908 Scale
refers to the simple fact that one can differentiate older children from younger children by the former’s greater capabilities
Age Differentiation
The total product of the various separate and distinct elements of intelligence
General Mental Ability
- Developed to address weakness in Stanford-Binet
- Provides a number of different scores
- For adults
- Use of point scale and performance scale
WAIS
Latest Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
WAIS-IV
Latest Wechsler Intelligence scale for Children
WISC-IV
WPPSI Meaning
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
designed to test intelligence (cognitive ability) in English-speaking children ages 2 years 6 months to 7 years 3 months
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence