Theodore Simon was a French psychologist and collaborator of Alfred Binet who together developed the first widely used intelligence tests during the early 1900s. Their tests aimed to measure a child's mental age compared to their chronological age.
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Alfred Binet: A French psychologist who collaborated with Theodore Simon in developing the first widely used intelligence tests.
Mental Age: A concept introduced by Binet and Simon that refers to the level of cognitive functioning typically found in individuals at a specific chronological age.
Intelligence Test: Assessments designed to measure an individual's cognitive abilities, including problem-solving, reasoning, and memory skills.