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

Authors

Hélio A. G. Teive

¹Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil;
Gladys M. G. Teive

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

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

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

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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