In the Early 20th Century,Alfred Binet Was Asked to Develop

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the early 20th century,Alfred Binet was asked to develop a test to

• A)measure a child's innate intellectual potential.
• B)indicate if an adolescent was ready to graduate from high school.
• C)predict how well a child was likely to do in school.
• D)control admissions to the university.

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