From the Binet-Simon to the Wechsler-Bellevue: tracing the history of intelligence testing.
The history of David Wechsler's intelligence scales is reviewed by tracing the origins of the subtests in the 1939 Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale. The subtests originated from tests developed between 1880 and World War I, and was based on approaches to mental testing including anthropometrics, association psychology, the Binet-Simon scales, language-free performance testing of immigrants and school children, and group testing of military recruits. Wechsler's subtest selection can be understood partly from his clinical experiences during World War I. The structure of the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, which introduced major innovations in intelligence testing, has remained almost unchanged through later revisions.
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas-Houston Medical School and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston 77030-3405, USA. corwin.boake@uth.tmc.edu
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