CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

INTELLIGENCE AND ITS THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
David Wechsler was responsible for?
A
creating a new intelligence scale that could be used for adults
B
theory of multiple intelligences
C
seven primary mental abilities theory
D
the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) is an IQ test designed to measure intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents. The original WAIS (Form I) was published in February 1955 by David Wechsler, as a revision of the Wechsler–Bellevue Intelligence Scale, released in 1939.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Wechsler Intelligence Scales are among the most widely used assessment instruments for determining a child’s intellectual abilities and particular strengths and weaknesses in cognitively understanding his or her world (Cohen, Swerdlik, & Smith, 1992).

Detailed explanation-3: -Wechsler viewed intelligence as an effect rather than a cause, and asserted that non-intellective factors, such as personality, contribute to the development of each person’s intelligence.

Detailed explanation-4: -David Wechsler (/ˈwɛkslər/; January 12, 1896 – May 2, 1981) was a Romanian-American psychologist. He developed well-known intelligence scales, such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) is the most advanced adult measure of cognitive ability, based on recent research in the area of cognitive neuroscience and the theories and work of David Wechsler PhD.

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