Condensed guide for the Stanford revision of the Binet-Simon intelligence testsTerman, Lewis M. (Lewis Madison)
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Condensed guide for the Stanford revision of the Binet-Simon intelligence tests
Terman, Lewis M. (Lewis Madison)
Binet-Simon Test; Intelligence tests; Stanford-Binet Test
Show S. the code given on card (XVI 6). Say, "See these diagrams
here? Look and you will see that they contain all the letters of the
alphabet. Now, examine the arrangement of the letters. They go
(pointing) a b c, d e f, g h i, j k l, m n o, p q r, s t u v, w x y
z. You see the letters in the first two diagrams are arranged in the
up-and-down order (pointing again), and the letters in the other two
diagrams run in just the opposite way from the hands of a clock
(pointing). Look again and you will see that the second diagram is
just like the first, except that each letter has a dot with it, and
that the last diagram is like the third except that here, also, each
letter has a dot. Now, all of this represents a code; that is, a
secret language. It is a real code, one that was used in the Civil
War for sending secret messages. This is the way it works: We draw
the lines which hold a letter, but leave out the letter. Here, for
example, is the way we would write 'spy.'" Then write the words "spy"
and "trench," pointing out carefully where each letter comes from,
and emphasizing the fact that the dot must be used in addition to the
lines in writing any letter in the second or fourth diagram. Then
add: "I am going to have you write something for me; remember, now,
how the letters go, first (pointing, as before) a b c, d e f, g h i,
then j k l, m n o, p q r, then s t u v, then w x y z. And don't
forget the dots for the letters in this diagram and this one"
(pointing). At this point, take away the diagrams, give S. pencil and
paper, and tell him to write the words "come quickly." Say nothing
about hurrying. Do not permit S. to reproduce the code and then to
copy the code letters from his reproduction.
Credit if the words are written within six minutes with not more than
two errors, omission of dot counting as half error.
_Alt. 1. Repeating Sentences_
Say, "Now, listen. I am going to say something and after I am through
I want you to say it over just as I do. Understand? Listen carefully
and be sure to say exactly what I say." Repeat "Say exactly what I
say" before reading each sentence. Do not re-read any sentence.
(_a_) Walter likes very much to go on visits to his grandmother,
because she always tells him many funny stories.
(_b_) Yesterday I saw a pretty little dog in the street. It had curly
brown hair, short legs, and a long tail.
Credit if one sentence is repeated without a single error.
_Alt. 2. Comprehension of Physical Relations_
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