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Théodore Simon (1872 - 1961) was a French psychologist and psychometrician. He co-created the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale test with Alfred Binet.
In 1899, he became an intern at the asylum in Perray-Vaucluse where he began his famous work on abonormal children. This drew Binet's attention, who was at the time studying the correlation between physical growth and intellectual development. Binet came to the asylum and continued his work there with Simon. This research led to Simon's medical thesis on the topic in 1900.
From 1901-1905, Simon worked in various hospitals, from Sainte-Anne to Dury-les-Amiens. 1905 is the year during which Simon and Binet made public their famous Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale, the first intelligence measuring device ever devised. It premiered in L'anneé psychologique, a journal founded by Binet in 1895.
Throuhgout his life after this point, Simon always remained critical of immoderate and improper use of the scale. He believed that its over-use and inappropriate use prevented other psychologists from achieving Binet's ultimate goal: understanding human beings, their nature, and their development.
The scale was revised in 1908 and again in 1911, but Simon kept it the same after Binet's death in respect for one of history's greatest psychologists and Simon's true idol.
After 1905 until 1920, Simon worked as the head psychiatrist at St. Yon hospital. In 1920, he returned as medical director at Perray-Vaucluse until 1930. From there, he moved to act as medical director until late 1936, when he retired. Throughout his life ( starting in 1912 until 1960) he was also an editor for Bulletin of Société Alfred Binet. He died of natural causes in 1961.
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Biography
He was born Théodore Simon on July 10, 1872 in Dijon, Burgundy, France. During much of his early life, he was fascinated by Alfred Binet's work and constantly read his books. His interest in psychology continually increased, especially as the need for clinical experience in the field decreased.In 1899, he became an intern at the asylum in Perray-Vaucluse where he began his famous work on abonormal children. This drew Binet's attention, who was at the time studying the correlation between physical growth and intellectual development. Binet came to the asylum and continued his work there with Simon. This research led to Simon's medical thesis on the topic in 1900.
From 1901-1905, Simon worked in various hospitals, from Sainte-Anne to Dury-les-Amiens. 1905 is the year during which Simon and Binet made public their famous Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale, the first intelligence measuring device ever devised. It premiered in L'anneé psychologique, a journal founded by Binet in 1895.
Throuhgout his life after this point, Simon always remained critical of immoderate and improper use of the scale. He believed that its over-use and inappropriate use prevented other psychologists from achieving Binet's ultimate goal: understanding human beings, their nature, and their development.
The scale was revised in 1908 and again in 1911, but Simon kept it the same after Binet's death in respect for one of history's greatest psychologists and Simon's true idol.
After 1905 until 1920, Simon worked as the head psychiatrist at St. Yon hospital. In 1920, he returned as medical director at Perray-Vaucluse until 1930. From there, he moved to act as medical director until late 1936, when he retired. Throughout his life ( starting in 1912 until 1960) he was also an editor for Bulletin of Société Alfred Binet. He died of natural causes in 1961.
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
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A psychologist is a person who studies psychology, the systematic investigation of the human mind, including behavior, cognition, and affect. Psychologists are usually categorized under a number of different fields, the most well-recognized being clinical
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Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of educational and psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.
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The development of the Stanford-Binet IQ test initiated the modern field of intelligence testing. The Stanford-Binet itself started with the French psychologist Alfred Binet who was charged by the French government with developing a method of identifying intellectually deficient
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Alfred Binet (July 8, 1857 – October 18, 1911), French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test, the basis of today's IQ test.
Born in Nice, Binet was a French psychologist who published the first modern intelligence test, the Binet-Simon
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Born in Nice, Binet was a French psychologist who published the first modern intelligence test, the Binet-Simon
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Dijon
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Burgundy (French: Bourgogne; German: Burgund) is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, originally inhabited in turn by Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans),
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
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"La Marseillaise"
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
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Alfred Binet (July 8, 1857 – October 18, 1911), French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test, the basis of today's IQ test.
Born in Nice, Binet was a French psychologist who published the first modern intelligence test, the Binet-Simon
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Born in Nice, Binet was a French psychologist who published the first modern intelligence test, the Binet-Simon
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