BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
PREDICTING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
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Question
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predict how children would do in school.
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identify differences among ethnic and racial groups.
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help French graduates find the occupation in which they were most likely to succeed.
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establish the scientific definition of intelligence.
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facilitate “genetic breeding” experiments.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The original goal of the Binet Simon Intelligence Scale was to determine which French schoolchildren were at risk for learning disabilities so they could be given special education instead of locked away in asylums. In 1905, the first version of the Binet Simon Test was created.
Detailed explanation-2: -While Binet’s original intent was to use the test to identify children who needed additional academic assistance, the test soon became a means to identify those deemed “feeble-minded” by the eugenics movement.
Detailed explanation-3: -General intellectual ability, as reflected in IQ scores, is the best overall predictor of school achievement and educational success; hence intelligence tests are often one of the assessments used to identify exceptional general intellectual ability in children.