Michael Regilio

Yeah, you nailed it. It gets progressively more complicated. But remember, the highest level of the test was normality, so it's not exactly rocket science. For example, one of the later tasks had the tester fold a piece of paper in half twice before cutting out a triangle. Then the child would have to guess what the piece of paper would look like when he unfolded it.

Yeah, you nailed it. It gets progressively more complicated. But remember, the highest level of the test was normality, so it's not exactly rocket science. For example, one of the later tasks had the tester fold a piece of paper in half twice before cutting out a triangle. Then the child would have to guess what the piece of paper would look like when he unfolded it.

Yeah, you nailed it. It gets progressively more complicated. But remember, the highest level of the test was normality, so it's not exactly rocket science. For example, one of the later tasks had the tester fold a piece of paper in half twice before cutting out a triangle. Then the child would have to guess what the piece of paper would look like when he unfolded it.

Yeah, actually, that's a good one. The Binet-Simon test was very limited, as Binet himself pointed out. So work continued on trying to develop more robust IQ tests. A psychologist from Stanford named Lewis Terman took the Binet-Simon test and he adapted it, later publishing what became known as the Stanford-Binet test in 1916.

Yeah, actually, that's a good one. The Binet-Simon test was very limited, as Binet himself pointed out. So work continued on trying to develop more robust IQ tests. A psychologist from Stanford named Lewis Terman took the Binet-Simon test and he adapted it, later publishing what became known as the Stanford-Binet test in 1916.

Yeah, actually, that's a good one. The Binet-Simon test was very limited, as Binet himself pointed out. So work continued on trying to develop more robust IQ tests. A psychologist from Stanford named Lewis Terman took the Binet-Simon test and he adapted it, later publishing what became known as the Stanford-Binet test in 1916.

yeah and basically what they did was you took the mental age of someone divided it by their actual age their chronological age and then multiplied that by a hundred and bingo that's what an iq score is okay so if you're 40 chronologically and mentally the test says you're 40 you divide 40 by 40 you get one and you multiply that by 100 so your iq is 100

yeah and basically what they did was you took the mental age of someone divided it by their actual age their chronological age and then multiplied that by a hundred and bingo that's what an iq score is okay so if you're 40 chronologically and mentally the test says you're 40 you divide 40 by 40 you get one and you multiply that by 100 so your iq is 100

yeah and basically what they did was you took the mental age of someone divided it by their actual age their chronological age and then multiplied that by a hundred and bingo that's what an iq score is okay so if you're 40 chronologically and mentally the test says you're 40 you divide 40 by 40 you get one and you multiply that by 100 so your iq is 100

So what's the average IQ then? It's actually between 85 and 115. So using the bell curve, that's about 100.

So what's the average IQ then? It's actually between 85 and 115. So using the bell curve, that's about 100.

So what's the average IQ then? It's actually between 85 and 115. So using the bell curve, that's about 100.

Absolutely. Which is why psychologists have continued to come up with new tests ever since B'nai Simon first published theirs. They've also modified how the number itself is calculated. The whole concept evolved over time, but this is how it started at the turn of the century.

Absolutely. Which is why psychologists have continued to come up with new tests ever since B'nai Simon first published theirs. They've also modified how the number itself is calculated. The whole concept evolved over time, but this is how it started at the turn of the century.

Absolutely. Which is why psychologists have continued to come up with new tests ever since B'nai Simon first published theirs. They've also modified how the number itself is calculated. The whole concept evolved over time, but this is how it started at the turn of the century.

Yeah. In fact, you're not far off on that one. Two very consequential tests were even called the Army Alpha and the Army Beta tests.

Yeah. In fact, you're not far off on that one. Two very consequential tests were even called the Army Alpha and the Army Beta tests.

Yeah. In fact, you're not far off on that one. Two very consequential tests were even called the Army Alpha and the Army Beta tests.

Yeah, they definitely were. And in 1917, it was the time of World War I, and a guy by the name of Robert Yerkes came up with the Army Alpha and the Army Beta test to determine which Army recruits were better suited for leadership roles and or other specific positions.

Yeah, they definitely were. And in 1917, it was the time of World War I, and a guy by the name of Robert Yerkes came up with the Army Alpha and the Army Beta test to determine which Army recruits were better suited for leadership roles and or other specific positions.