In developing a test of intellectual ability for Parisian schoolchildren, Binet and Simon assumed that
a. the test would measure capacities that were determined by heredity and thus
unalterable.
b. the test would yield an intelligence quotient consisting of chronological age divided
by mental age multiplied by 100.
c. a bright child would perform like a normal child of an older age.
d. measures of physical and sensory skills would be good predictors of school
achievement.
e. intelligence tests translated into French would be more valid than other tests.
Answer: c. a bright child would perform like a normal child of an older age.
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