Binet Would Probably Have Been Skeptical About All of the Following

question 9

Multiple Choice

Binet would probably have been skeptical about all of the following developments in intelligence testing EXCEPT

• A) Piaget's discovery of the cognitive stages.
• B) the invention of an IQ number to summarize the results of a test.
• C) the concept of general intelligence.
• D) the use of his test for measuring superior levels of intelligence.

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