Intelligence

Question 1

Who wanted to identify those children with genuine need rather than lack of motivation?

Answer 1

Binet

Question 2

How did Binet identify those with special needs?

Answer 2

compiled questions and asked many children. Found questions that each age group could answer. If a child couldn’t answer the questions relevant to their age group/lower they were diagnosed as imbecile, moron etc.

Question 3

Binet wanted to

Answer 3

identify those children with genuine need rather than e.g. lack of motivation

Question 4

MA - Mental Age, CA - Chronological Age
if MA = CA then child is ____;
if MA > CA then ____;
if MA < CA then ____

Answer 4

Average; Intelligent; Imbecile/moron

Question 5

What is the formula for the intelligence quotient?

Answer 5

MA/CAx100

Question 6

The American version of the IQ was carried out by

Answer 6

Stanford-Binet (Stanford = location NOT name)

Question 7

Historically, which two theorists argued for nurture in the nature vs nurture debate?

Answer 7

Ignatius Loyola, John Locke

Question 8

Historically, who argued for nature?

Answer 8

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 9

The eugenics movement resulted in many ethically wrong practices such as:

Answer 9

a) The sterilisation of mentally retarded

b) Immigration restrictions following biased IG tests that “proved” mental retardation of immigrants

Question 10

Who conducted split twin studies demonstrating high correlation in IQ between separated twins?

Answer 10

Cyril Burt

Question 11

Who discovered Sir Cyril Burt’s findings were untrue?

Answer 11

• Kamin; The Science and Politics of IQ

- Hearnshaw’s biography