In the Know - Debunking 35 Myths about Human Intelligence by Russell T Warne

Author:Russell T Warne [Warne, Russell T]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Psychology
ISBN: 9781108493345
Goodreads: 53481795
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

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Early Research. After establishing that intelligence test scores could predict school success, the early intelligence test creators turned their attention to adult examinees and the workplace. Terman (1916) reported two studies that showed that unemployed men were more likely to have low intelligence -a finding that has since been replicated with modern data (Gottfredson, 1997b). A few years later, World War I produced a bonanza of data on the importance of intelligence for work. In the Introduction, I mentioned the Army Alpha and Army Beta, which were intelligence tests created as the American Psychological Association’s contribution to the war effort. These tests were intended to screen for men who would not be suitable for military service (due to low intelligence) and to identify smart recruits who could thrive in leadership positions or handle complex jobs (Carson, 1993; Warne et al., 2019).

The creation of the Army Alpha and Army Beta was a massive undertaking. Intelligence tests until that time were usually administered individually, and psychologists had little experience in group testing. In less than a year, these psychologists created tests that could be administered en masse, tried out test

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