What Was Binet's Major Purpose in Developing His Intelligence Tests

question 85

Multiple Choice

What was Binet's major purpose in developing his intelligence tests?

• A) to accurately diagnose subnormal children
• B) to identify the best breeding stock for eugenic purposes
• C) to learn how people think about complicated problems
• D) to test for the effect of suggestibility on academic performance

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Definitions:

Self-enhancement

The desire to maintain, increase, or protect one's positive self-view.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personal characteristics and underestimate the influence of situational factors when explaining other people's behavior.

Pessimistic Explanatory

A tendency to explain negative events as being widespread, permanent, and uncontrollable.

Martin Seligman

A psychologist known for his work on positive psychology, learned helplessness, and for promoting concepts such as PERMA to characterize well-being.