The Army Beta test was created in the midst of World War I as a nonverbal substitute for the Army Alpha test for people who were illiterate or did not understand English.
About a century ago, scientists like Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon developed the first contemporary intelligence tests, signaling the beginning of scientific approaches to studying intelligence.
To standardize the scores and facilitate the interpretation and comparison of individual performance with the population average, Wechsler fixed the mean of the scores at 100 IQ.
"Perception of the situation," which develops through socialization experiences as people learn to decipher and comprehend social signs, norms, and expectations within various contexts.
"Psyche" is Greek for "soul," and it refers to the centrality or essence of a person, especially in Greek mythology and psychology.
The deviation IQ is a form of standard score, which means it is standardized with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. This standardization facilitates comparison and interpretation of intelligence test scores.
Wundt is credited with founding the first psychological laboratory in 1879, earning him the title of father of experimental psychology.
Greek philosophers studied psychology, emphasizing philosophical inquiry over empirical methods in their quest to comprehend the mind and behavior.
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior in both people and animals, including feelings, ideas, and behaviors.
The ceiling age denotes the maximum level of difficulty that a child may manage in a particular subtest, signifying their limit of skill or knowledge in that domain.
The verbal and nonverbal items on the Wechsler Adult intellect Scale (WAIS) are used to evaluate many aspects of adult intellect in a comprehensive manner. This guarantees a more accurate and impartial assessment of cognitive capacities.
