When were intelligence tests first used?
In 1905, psychologists Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon designed a test for children who were struggling in school in France. Designed to determine which children required individualized attention, their method formed the basis of the modern IQ test.
Who invented the first intelligence test in 1905?
Alfred Binet[Alfred Binet and the first 'measures' of intelligence (1905-1908)] Physis Riv Int Stor Sci. 2008;45(1-2):165-203.
Who tested for intelligence first?
Frenchman Alfred BinetThe first IQ tests It wasn't until the turn of the 20th century that Frenchman Alfred Binet (1857-1911) developed the first test resembling a modern intelligence test.
Who discovered IQ?
David Wechsler produced the first version of his test in 1939. It gradually became more popular and overtook the Stanford-Binet in the 1960s. It has been revised several times, as is common for IQ tests, to incorporate new research.