The army's use of intelligence tests during World War I lent new credibility to the emerging profession of psychology, even as it sparked public debate.

Appendix: Sample Army Intelligence Test, 1917. These are real questions from tests used by the U.S. Army during WW1 to measure intelligence of recruits.

1.7 million American soldiers took intelligence tests like this one filled out by a 31-year-old "farmer and minister" named Charley F. Crow.

The Army Alpha is a group-administered test developed by Robert Yerkes and six others in order to evaluate the many U.S. military recruits during World War I.

15 июн. 2023 г. · The Army's Alpha and Beta intelligence tests were his creation, and they were administered to over a million U.S. soldiers during the war. The ...

This 1918 form of the test was called the Army Beta Examination. It was designed for illiterates and those who spoke no English.

23 апр. 2018 г. · Military psychiatrists evaluated individuals who struggled with the tests, often marking those who failed as having naturally inferior intellect ...

The participation of psychologists in World War I, especially through the mental testing of the Army, brought national publicity and recognition to the ...

World War I intelligence testing and the development of psychology.

13 мар. 2023 г. · Alfred Binet developed the world's first official IQ test. His original test has played an important role in how intelligence is measured. History · First IQ Test · Wechsler Scales