The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale Robin Snyder PSY/525 October 22‚ 2012 Alyssa Oland The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale This paper will cover the historical significance of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale. This scale was originally called the Binet-Simon scale. Albert Binet and Theodore Simon together created this scale. This scale was originally created for children. Intelligence testing became significant in the 21st century as it enabled mainly schools to
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The Wechsler Intelligence Scales Overview The Wechsler intelligence scales were developed by Dr. David Wechsler‚ a clinical psychologist with Bellevue Hospital. His initial test‚ the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale‚ was published in 1939 and was designed to measure intellectual performance by adults. Wechsler constructed the WBIS based on his observation that‚ at the time‚ existing intelligence tests for adults were merely adaptations of tests for children and had little face validity
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differences between the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale. Intelligence: According to the Oxford Dictionary in psychology terms intelligence is the general mental ability involved in calculating‚ reasoning‚ perceiving relationships and analogies. It is also the ability to learning quickly‚ storing and retrieving information‚ using language fluently and adjusting to new situations. Stanford -Binet Intelligence Scale In 1857-1911 Alfred Binet invented the method
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The Pros and Cons of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III) Introduction This paper discusses the pros and cons of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III). First‚ important definitional‚ theoretical issues‚ including the nature of intelligence‚ a brief history‚ and pros and cons are discussed. Next‚ the development‚ reliability‚ validity‚ and assets and limitations of the WAIS-III are examined
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Background Information Binet defined intelligence as the capacity (1) to find and maintain a definite direction or purpose‚ (2) to make necessary adaptations-that is strategy adjustments -to achieve that purpose‚ and (3) for self-criticism so that necessary adjustments in strategy can be made. Binet’s two principles of test construction were age differentiation and general mental ability. Age differentiation refers to the fact that with increasing age‚ children develop their abilities. Thus‚ older
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information‚ concepts‚ and abstract symbols. Intelligence is a process of cognition. "Cognition refers to how we acquire‚ store‚ retrieve‚ and use knowledge" (Matlin‚ 1996). It involves the ability to think(cognitive tasks)‚ solve problems‚analyse situations and learn from experience Intelligence is an abstract concept-It cannot be observed but can be estimated only through individual’s performance on tests and real life situations INTELLIGENCE TESTING It is the estimation of a student’s current
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Measuring Intelligence Individual differences Discuss the main issues involved in defining and measuring intelligence Since the end of the nineteenth century psychologists were studding intelligence and they were trying to find the answer what is the intelligence and how it can be measure? Psychologists have /made a huge progress in the development of measuring intelligence but a little progress in defining intelligence. I will first outline the main issue involved in defining intelligence. I
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Apart from testing intelligence‚ researchers were also interested in the question of what intelligence actually is. Today’s theories about intelligence are based on four approaches: 1) Psychometric theories try to answer the questions what forms intelligence takes and what its parts are. Important examples of such theories‚ mostly based on data collected from paper-and-pencil tests are: the Standford-Binet and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales (both for adults and children). Using data from such
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Intelligence The study of individual differences in ability in psychology is one of the very oldest areas of psychology. Test assessing individual differences in mental ability have been of great practical value in occupational‚ industrial and educational psychology. The psychology of ability is one of the 4 main branches of individual differences‚ the others being personality‚ mood‚ and motivation. The term “mental ability” or “intelligence” is used to describe a person’s performance on some
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Spearman’s contribution to our understanding of Intelligence. Plan: * Introduction – definition of intelligence‚ and say what I am going to be talking about * Paragraph one /two– outline Spearman’s theory * Paragraph three/four – evaluate how organisations use Spearman’s theory * Paragraph five – evaluate strengths and weaknesses compared to Gardners theory * Conclusion – relate back to the question Essay Intelligence can be defined as “the capability of individuals
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