Which of the Following Is Not True of Binet's Work

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true of Binet's work, according to the text?

• A) He was commissioned by the Parisian school board to develop a test that would identify children who might need special education.
• B) Binet tested the hypothesis that intelligence has a hereditary aspect.
• C) His work developed into the Stanford-Binet scales, now in their fifth edition.
• D) He used the intelligence quotient (IQ), determined by dividing a child's performance by the child's chronological age and multiplying by 100.
• E) He was the first to use a large sample of subjects to establish norms to describe intelligence.

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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous Systems

A part of the peripheral nervous system involved in voluntary control of body movements through the action of skeletal muscles.

Glial Cells

Non-neuronal cells in the central and peripheral nervous system that support, protect, and provide a supportive framework for neurons.

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of nerve cells which transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axons of nerve cells, speeding up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.