Terman
(tûr′mən)Lewis Madison 1877-1956- American psychologist who developed the intelligence quotient (IQ) as a measure of intelligence and created an English version of the tests used in the Binet-Simon scale.
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Contemporary Examples
Terman and his assistant relied on biographical accounts of illustrious individuals to compute the scores.
Terman created the Stanford component of the widely used Stanford-Binet intelligence test.
Friedman goes on, “We found that the cheerful Terman children grew up to drink more alcohol and smoke more cigarettes.”
Historical Examples
Page 546, the entry Woods was originally located between Terman and Trotter.
A few samples from Terman's revision will give an idea of the character of the Binet tests.
PsychologyRobert S. Woodworth
The starred Terman was always used, since it was necessary to economize time.
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