history Flashcards
1
Q
where can the roots of psychological testing be found?
A
twentieth century, France
2
Q
Alfred Binet’s contribution to psychological testing
A
1905: published a test designed to place Paris students in their appropriate classes
- within a decade, the US used the same test in English
3
Q
psychological testing in WW1
A
US declared war on Germany (1917) and the military needed a way to screen large numbers of recruits for INTELLECTUAL and EMOTIONAL problems
4
Q
psychological testing in WW2
A
the military depended even more on psychological testing to recruit soldiers
5
Q
What does “testing” mean ?
A
term used to refer from the ADMINISTRATION (testing in progress) to the INTERPRETATION (test indicated that…).
- term found in textbooks postwar
