Alfred Binet: Charcot’s pupil, a neuropsychologist and a pioneer in intelligence testing

Hélio A. G. Teive; Gladys M. G. Teive; Norberto Dallabrida; Laurent Gutierrez

doi:10.1590/0004-282X20170097

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2017; 75(09): 673-675
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170097

HISTORICAL NOTES

Alfred Binet: Charcot’s pupil, a neuropsychologist and a pioneer in intelligence testing

Alfred Binet: pupilo de Charcot, neuropsicólogo e pioneiro nos testes de inteligência

Hélio A. G. Teive

¹Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil;

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Gladys M. G. Teive

²Universidade Estadual de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Educação, Florianópolis SC, Brasil;

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Norberto Dallabrida

²Universidade Estadual de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Educação, Florianópolis SC, Brasil;

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Laurent Gutierrez

³Université de Rouen, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Normand en Éducation et Enformation, Rouen, France.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

The psychologist, Alfred Binet, who worked under the supervision of Prof. Charcot at the end of the 19^th century, made several important contributions to neuropsychology, in partnership with Théodore Simon. Most notable among these was the development of intelligence testing scales.

RESUMO

Alfred Binet, psicólogo, que trabalhou sob a supervisão do professor Charcot, no final do século XIX, tem várias importantes contribuições na área de neuro-psicologia, particularmente a criação de escalas com testes de inteligência, com a participação de Théodore Simon.

psychology - neuropsychology - intelligence tests

psicologia - neuropsicologia - testes de inteligência

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