The Life of Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet
* Simon-Binet Intelligence Scale * Stanford-Binet IQ Test
Birth:
Alfred Binet was born July 8, 1857 in Nice.
Death:
Alfred Binet died on October 18, 1911.
Alfred Binet's Early Life:
Alfred Binet was born Alfredo Binetti. His father, a physician, and his mother, an artist, divorced when he was young and Binet then moved to Paris with his mother. After graduating from law school in 1878, Binet initially planned to follow in his father's footsteps and enroll in medical school. He began to study science at Sorbonne, but soon began educating himself in psychology by reading works by individuals such as Charles Darwin and John Stuart Mill. Alfred Binet's Contributions to Psychology:
Today, Alfred Binet is often cited as one of the most influential psychologists in history. While his intelligence scale serves as the basis for modernintelligence tests, Binet himself did not believe that his test measured a permanent or inborn degree of intelligence (Kamin, 1995). According to Binet, an individual's score can vary (Fancher, 1996) and suggested that factors such as motivation and other variables can play a role in test scores. James McKeen Cattell Biography (1860-1944)
Birth and Death: * James McKeen Cattell was born May 25, 1860 in Easton, Pennsylvania. * He died January 20, 1944
Early Life:
James McKeen Cattell was the oldest child born to a wealthy family in Pennsylvania. His father, William, was a Presbyterian minister who later became the president of Easton College. His uncle was Alexander Gilmore Cattell, a U.S. Senator for New Jersey. Cattell attended Lafayette College starting at age 16 where he studied English literature. He later graduated with a M.A. degree. After visiting Germany for graduate study, Cattell met Wilhelm Wundt and developed an interest in psychology. After a brief stint studying at John Hopkins University, Cattell returned to Germany to serve as Wundt's assistant. Cattell went on to publish the first
* Simon-Binet Intelligence Scale * Stanford-Binet IQ Test
Birth:
Alfred Binet was born July 8, 1857 in Nice.
Death:
Alfred Binet died on October 18, 1911.
Alfred Binet's Early Life:
Alfred Binet was born Alfredo Binetti. His father, a physician, and his mother, an artist, divorced when he was young and Binet then moved to Paris with his mother. After graduating from law school in 1878, Binet initially planned to follow in his father's footsteps and enroll in medical school. He began to study science at Sorbonne, but soon began educating himself in psychology by reading works by individuals such as Charles Darwin and John Stuart Mill. Alfred Binet's Contributions to Psychology:
Today, Alfred Binet is often cited as one of the most influential psychologists in history. While his intelligence scale serves as the basis for modernintelligence tests, Binet himself did not believe that his test measured a permanent or inborn degree of intelligence (Kamin, 1995). According to Binet, an individual's score can vary (Fancher, 1996) and suggested that factors such as motivation and other variables can play a role in test scores. James McKeen Cattell Biography (1860-1944)
Birth and Death: * James McKeen Cattell was born May 25, 1860 in Easton, Pennsylvania. * He died January 20, 1944
Early Life:
James McKeen Cattell was the oldest child born to a wealthy family in Pennsylvania. His father, William, was a Presbyterian minister who later became the president of Easton College. His uncle was Alexander Gilmore Cattell, a U.S. Senator for New Jersey. Cattell attended Lafayette College starting at age 16 where he studied English literature. He later graduated with a M.A. degree. After visiting Germany for graduate study, Cattell met Wilhelm Wundt and developed an interest in psychology. After a brief stint studying at John Hopkins University, Cattell returned to Germany to serve as Wundt's assistant. Cattell went on to publish the first