Stanford-Binet test

[ stan-ferd-bi-ney ]

nounPsychology.
  1. a revised version of the Binet-Simon scale, prepared at Stanford University for use in the U.S.

Origin of Stanford-Binet test

1
1916; named after Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, and A. Binet

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Stanford-Binet test

/ (ˈstænfədbɪˈneɪ) /


noun
  1. psychol a revision, esp for US use, of the Binet-Simon scale designed to measure mental ability by comparing the performance of an individual with the average performance for his age group: See also Binet-Simon scale, intelligence test

Origin of Stanford-Binet test

1
C20: named after Stanford University, California, and Alfred Binet (1857–1911), French psychologist

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