Binet

[ bih-ney; French bee-ne ]

/ bɪˈneɪ; French biˈnɛ /

Al·fred

[al-frid; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd; French alˈfrɛd/, 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.

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Examples from the Web for binet

In 1905-11 Binet and Simon devised a series of tests for determining the mental age of French school children.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
"You are a man of discernment, Binet," said Scaramouche, the cold loathing of his voice itself an insult.
Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini
Binet, his face slowly empurpling, glared at him in speechless stupefaction.
Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini
Binet was the first to utilize the idea of age standards, or norms, in the measurement of intelligence.
The Measurement of Intelligence|Lewis Madison Terman

There has been more disagreement as to the proper location of this test than of any other test of the Binet scale.
The Measurement of Intelligence|Lewis Madison Terman

[ bĭ-nā′ ]

Alfred 1857-1911

French psychologist. With French physician Théodore Simon (1873-1961), he developed (1905) the first widely accepted test for measuring intelligence.