PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - David Wechsler, English Americans, Lewis Terman

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

Document Summary

Translates binet"s intelligence test from french to english american . Terman believes in eugenics, superior, inherited stock -> caucasian, used to show superiority of. Non-caucasians should be allowed to go to university, have children -> forced sterilization (eg. saskatchewan) Questions were aimed at the middle white class of america. Administer intelligence test on ellis island as people get off boat. Remember: binet wanted nurture to bring children back to appropriate age intelligence, allow. Start to limit the number of people from africa and eastern europe as they are less intelligent . People without english are writing english test and then sent back on boat opportunities to find natural intelligence. Now, terman wants to nurture intelligent children and throw away retarded children. People start to voice how the intelligence test is used to discriminate people in schools and workplace. Male bias within the test -> need to standardized test with equivalent examples relatable to population testing.