The first ever IQ test was weird

Receive a sticker pack and ribbon of support by joining my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Tibees Sources: A Practical Guide for the Administration of the Binet-Simon Scale for Measuring Intelligence (1911 english translation as shown in the video): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5147539/ The development of Intelligence in Children (the Binet-Simon scale) (Book, open access): https://ia601607.us.archive.org/27/items/developmentofint00bineuoft/developmentofint00bineuoft.pdf Le développement de l'intelligence chez les enfants 2008 (French version of original test): https://www.persee.fr/doc/psy_0003-5033_1907_num_14_1_3737 Two Persistent Myths About Binet and the Beginnings of Intelligence Tests in Psychology Textbooks (further reading): https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/10/1/117600/200789/Two-Persistent-Myths-About-Binet-and-the Sick? Or slow? On the origins of intelligence as a psychological object: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289613001232?via%3Dihub Buy me a coffee (one-off donation): https://ko-fi.com/tibees Website: https://tobyhendy.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tibees Twitter: https://twitter.com/TobyHendy Second channel: @tibees2 Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - mental age 1-7 questions 2:24 - Reason for the test 3:30 - mental age 8-13 questions 7:16 - Binet and Simon's commentary and results 11:08 - evolution of the test 13:40 - Patron Cat of the Day