One of the odd twists in the history of psychology is that Binet and Simon's test started out as a way to measure____________, but was adapted by others into a measure of ________________

A) academic achievement; innate intelligence
B) innate intelligence; academic achievement
C) chronological age; mental age
D) mental age; chronological age


Answer: A
Rationale: Binet had viewed his original test as a measure of achievement, not as a measure of an innate capacity. Nonetheless, the Stanford-Binet test, an adapted version of the original test, quickly came to be used as a measure of innate intelligence.

Psychology

You might also like to view...

In Eysenck's view, psychotics tend to be hostile, cruel, inhumane, and aggressive

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

A multiple choice examination is an example of a __________ task

a. recall b. recognition c. false memory d. cued forgetting

Psychology

Linda sees a sign on a farmer's fence that reads: HELP ME PICK STRAWBERRIES FOR EVERY 5 QUARTS YOU PICK, KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF. If Linda decides to pick strawberries for this farmer, she would be under a _______ schedule of reinforcement

a. fixed interval b. fixed ratio c. variable interval d. variable ratio

Psychology

The clinical way to measure thinness is known as:

A. Body Measure Index B. Body Mass Interaction C. Body Mass Index D. Body Mass Image

Psychology