Background Information Binet defined intelligence as the capacity (1) to find and maintain a definite direction or purpose, (2) to make necessary adaptations-that is strategy adjustments -to achieve that purpose, and (3) for self-criticism so that necessary adjustments in strategy can be made. Binet's two principles of test construction were age differentiation and general mental ability. Age differentiation refers to the fact that with increasing age, children develop their abilities. Thus, older children have greater abilities that do …showed first 75 words of 1104 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1104 total…-3), Verbal Absurdities (4), Verbal Analogies (5-6) Knowledge(KN) Nonverbal KnowledgeActivities: Procedural Knowledge (2-3), Picture Absurdities (4-6)Verbal KnowledgeActivities: Vocabulary (Routing) Quantitative Reasoning (QR)Nonverbal Quantitative ReasoningActivities: Quantitative Reasoning (2-6)Verbal Quantitative ReasoningActivities: Quantitative Reasoning (2-6) Visual-Spatial Processing (VS)Nonverbal Visual-Spatial ProcessingActivities: Form Board (1-2), Form Patterns (3-6)Verbal Visual-Spatial ProcessingActivities: Position and Direction (2-6) Working Memory(WM)Nonverbal Working MemoryActivities: Delayed Response (1), Block Span (2-6)Verbal Working MemoryActivities: Memory for Sentences (2-3), Last Word (4-6)