Definition
Alfred Binet (1857-1911) was a French psychologist who pioneered intelligence testing. He developed a test to identify students needing academic support, focusing on skills like memory and problem-solving, not just rote memorization. This groundbreaking work led to the Stanford-Binet IQ test, still used today. Think of him as the OG of understanding how minds work in different ways. His contributions transformed education and psychology. He sought to understand individual differences in cognitive abilities.