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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
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil;
,
Gladys M. G. Teive
2   Universidade Estadual de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Educação, Florianópolis SC, Brasil;
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Norberto Dallabrida
2   Universidade Estadual de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Educação, Florianópolis SC, Brasil;
,
Laurent Gutierrez
3   Université de Rouen, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Normand en Éducation et Enformation, Rouen, France.
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ABSTRACT

The psychologist, Alfred Binet, who worked under the supervision of Prof. Charcot at the end of the 19th 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


Publication History

Received: 12 March 2017

Accepted: 31 March 2017

Article published online:
05 September 2023

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