Simon-Binet

Question 1

Binet - Two Principles of Test Construction

Answer 1

Age differentiation - younger = less capable
Each age has a developmentally appropriate set of capabilities.
General Mental Ability

Question 2

Binet definition of intelligence (1908)

Answer 2

capacity to:
find, maintain purpose and goal
make the necessary adjustment to meet goal
self-criticism so know what to adjust

Question 3

Binet 1905 Scale - 3 descriptions

Answer 3

30 items increasing in difficulty
outmoded terms: imbecile, idiot, moron
first major measure of IQ

Question 4

Binet 1905 Scale problems

Answer 4

Measuring unit inadequate for espressing results
normative data - inadequate 50 children
validity -little documented

Question 5

Binet 1908 Scale

Answer 5

introduced concept of mental age as measuring unit
problems - one score for g
items weighted to language, reading, verbal.

Question 6

Binet 1937 retained

Answer 6

age scale
iq score
age differentiation
g

Question 7

Binet 1937 improved

Answer 7

age range
increasing mental age
scoring stds and instruction
add performance itesm
stad sample (norm)
alternate forms

Question 8

Binet 1937 Psychometrics

Answer 8

relibility high but varies as function of age and iq
differential variability as function of age
validity correlational / factor analytic

Question 9

Binet 1916 retained

Answer 9

age differentiation
g
age scale
mental scale

Question 10

Binet 1916 improved

Answer 10

Age range 3 to 14 years, average and superior adults
alternate item
increased size of norm sample (all white, californian chn)
intro of IQ : (mental age divided by chrono age) x 100

Question 11

Binet 1960 -retained and rejected

Answer 11

age scale
age differentiation
general mental ability
rejected IQ and introduced deviation IQ

Question 12

2003 Binet positives

Answer 12

High-quality materials
measures extremes in intelligence
gf to gc theory of intelligence
norm sample - stratified, 2 to 85 years, representative, 3000 people from sub-populations eg: gifted, ADHD

Question 13

2003 Binet Psychometrics

Answer 13

validity: criterion, construct, factor analysis, content
High reliability
median test-retest reliability

Question 14

Binet Scale contribution

Answer 14

a tradition of innovation
incorporate new psychometric and theoretical concepts
social change and research in cognition prompted revisions