The First Intelligence Test Was Designed by Binet and Simon

question 9

Multiple Choice

The first intelligence test was designed by Binet and Simon to

• A) identify gifted children who might excel, given the right opportunities.
• B) identify children who were unable to learn in a traditional classroom setting.
• C) inhibit teachers' prejudices against children who were from privileged backgrounds.
• D) place children in different classes according to their ability.

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Definitions:

Confrontation Methods

Techniques used in therapy or conflict resolution that involve directly addressing and challenging a person's behaviors, attitudes, or beliefs.

Existential Therapists

Professionals who apply principles of existential therapy, focusing on free will, self-determination, and the search for meaning often in the face of existential concerns like death and isolation.

Paradoxical Intention

A cognitive behavioral strategy involving advising clients to purposely engage in or exaggerate a feared behavior or thought as a way to diminish its intensity and remove its control over them.

Authentic Existence

Living in a manner true to one's values, desires, and beliefs, rather than conforming to external pressures or expectations.