IQ tests are designed to test a person’s intelligence without actually defining what intelligence really is? Is it being a good student or having the ability to read well or write with perfect spelling? What about “common sense” intelligence like being a physician who smokes three packs of cigarettes per day or the “intelligent person” [...]
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Intelligence testing, according to www.audiblox2000.com, originated around 1904 in France when the French government wanted to know if there was a way to test for the difference between normal children and inferior children. The idea was to place inferior children in special schools where they could receive special attention. Enter psychologist Alfred Binet who developed [...]
