| History of Psychology Web Site |
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| This web site is dedicated to Alfred Binet, the developer of the original intelligence test. The purpose of this web site is to highlight Binet's successes as well as lessons he learned as a young psychologist. Given Binet's fame, one may be curious as to what his Curriculum Vitae would of looked like (had he had one). Thus, this web site is organized within this framework. To find out more information about a specific topic, click on the appropriate link. After reviewing this site, you may find it helpful to review the entire history of intelligence testing. This history can be accessed by clicking here. |
| Name: Alfred Binet | |
| Objective: "To penetrate the human mind, analyze its wellspring, to understand [it as] a complete whole" (Wolfe, p. 237). | |
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| Lycee Louis-le-Grand
Law School in Paris (1872) Attended Medical School French National Library (Bilbliotheque Nationale), Paris College de France |
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| Major Interests: | Intelligence Testing
Hypnosis, hysteria, and abnormal psychology Individual Psychology Subnormality |
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| 1883
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| Assistant and Trainee, La Salpêtriére Hospital, Paris | |
| 1891
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| Assistant, Laboratory of Physiological Psychology at the Sorbonne, Paris. | |
| 1894
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Director, Laboratory of Physiological Psychology at the Sorbonne, Paris.
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| Additional Work Experience: | |
| 1890
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| Independent Study of Development | |
| Honors and Awards: | |
| lauréat,
French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (1887)
elected to membership of the French Biological Society (1895) La Societe Alfred Binet (1917) Science 84 (1984) |
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Free Society for
the Psychological Study of the Child (Societe Libre pour l’Etude Psychologique
de l’Enfant)
(1899)
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The
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| Presentations: | |
| lectures at Bucharest | |
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