| Binet, Alfred | <person> French psychologist, 1857-1911. See: Binet age, Binet scale, Binet test, Binet-Simon scale, Stanford-Binet intelligence scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Binet age | The age of the normal child with whose intelligence (as measured by the Stanford-Binet scale) the intelligence of the abnormal child corresponds (the profoundly retarded individual functions like a child of 1 to 2 years; the moderately to severely retarded, 3 to 7 years; the borderline to mildly retarded, 8 to 12 years). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Binet scale | A measure of intelligence designed for both children and adults. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Binet-Simon scale | Forerunner of individual intelligence tests, particularly the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale, and sometimes referred to as the Binet scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Binet test | A standardised test for the measurement of intelligence consisting of a series of questions, graded according to the intelligence of normal children at different ages, the answers to which indicate the mental age of the person tested; primarily used with children, but also contains norms for adults standardised against adult age levels rather than those of children, as formerly was the case. Synonym: Binet test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Stanford-Binet intelligence scale | A standardised test for the measurement of intelligence consisting of a series of questions, graded according to the intelligence of normal children at different ages, the answers to which indicate the mental age of the person tested; primarily used with children, but also contains norms for adults standardised against adult age levels rather than those of children, as formerly was the case. Synonym: Binet test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stanford-binet test | An individual intelligence test designed primarily for school children to predict school performance and the ability to adjust to everyday demands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Adler, Alfred | <person> Austrian psychiatrist, 1870-1937. See: adlerian psychology, adlerian psychoanalysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Adson, Alfred W | <person> U.S. Neurosurgeon, 1887-1951. See: Adson's test, Adson forceps, Adson manoeuvre, Brown-Adson forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Alfred Wallace | <person> A British naturalist who founded the field of biogeography and independently formulated a theory of natural selection around the same time that Darwin was doing his work. Lived: 1823-1913. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Allen, Alfred | <person> U.S. Chemist, 1846-1904. See: Allen's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bielschowsky, Alfred | <person> German ophthalmologist, 1871-1940. See: Bielschowsky's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Biesiadecki, Alfred von | <person> Polish physician, 1839-1888. See: Biesiadecki's fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blalock, Alfred | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1899-1965. See: Blalock shunt, Blalock-Hanlon operation, Blalock-Taussig operation, Blalock-Taussig shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bruck, Alfred | <person> German physician, *1865. See: Bruck's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| MacConkey, Alfred | <person> British bacteriologist, 1861-1931. See: MacConkey agar. (05 Mar 2000) |