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Alfred Binet's Insight Regarding a Method of Measuring Mental Development

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Alfred Binet's insight regarding a method of measuring mental development had an international impact in the twentieth century. Explain how he went about calculating a child's mental abilities. In what ways did the purpose behind the test change when Lewis Terman revised Binet's test for use in North America?


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