intelligence test

noun

, Psychology.

1. any of various tests, as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale or the Stanford-Binet test, designed to measure the intellectual capacity of a person.

intelligence test

noun

1. See Binet-Simon scale
   any of a number of tests designed to measure a person's mental skills See also Binet-Simon scale

Word History and Origins

Origin of intelligence test¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

People whose thoughts drift more often also tend to perform worse on general intelligence tests.

From Nautilus

Terman created the Stanford component of the widely used Stanford-Binet intelligence test.

From The Daily Beast

Prior to kindergarten, the children participating all took some variety of intelligence test or achievement test.

From The Daily Beast

The intelligence test is based on the new French Sûreté test for mentally deficient criminals.

From Project Gutenberg

Furthermore, a list of questions has been commonly used for an "intelligence test."

From Project Gutenberg

Again, it is not a kind of examination of the nature of an intelligence test, though this mistake is common in certain circles.

From Project Gutenberg

The brief intelligence test is not only more enlightening than the examination; it is also more hygienic.

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He had yet to see an intelligence test too tricky for him to eat alive.

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