Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0936 short lesson, about 20 seconds
From Galton to Binet
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The idea
Francis Galton, in the late eighteen hundreds, tried to measure intelligence through reaction time and physical traits and failed, but he pioneered the field.
In practice
Binet introducing standardized assessment, later built on by Terman and Wechsler.
Where people slip
The most widely used tests today are the Wechsler Scales, in versions for different ages, and the Stanford-Binet.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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