Lewis Madison Terman

Lewis Madison Terman (January 15, 1877 - December 21, 1956) was an American psychologist, noted as a pioneer in cognitive psychology. He is best known as the creator of the Stanford-Binet IQ test, based on the work of Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. He was a prominent eugenicist and member of the "Human Betterment Foundation". He was a pioneer of longitudinal study methods, and his research on gifted children laid the foundation for future work in that field. Although his own study of gifted children, known as his "Termites," reflected his own biases and contained several design flaws, he succeeded in convincing the public that being judged highly intelligent was an asset that could be nurtured and lead to success and happiness.

Terman-Merrill Test

It is considered the most complete and dynamic test in the selection of personnel for executive and managerial positions, since it measures the IQ of applicants through a test that is divided into 6 areas: Knowledge, General Intelligence , Quantitative Reasoning, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory and Visuospatial Processes.

Let's see which 10 subtests make up the Terman-Merrill Test:
1- Information
2- Judgment or understanding
3- Vocabulary
4- Synthesis or logical selection
5- Arithmetic or concentration
6- Analysis or practical judgement
7- Abstraction
8- Planning
9- Organization and
10- Anticipation, attention or serialization.

Through this test, information is collected about the mental adaptability of candidates to the problems of the available position and their intellectual capacity is calculated.
The application of the test should be done in, approximately, 50 minutes.

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