The Binet scale is heavily verbal — 43 of its 54 tests use words rather than acts — a criticism Ayres raises and the reviewer partially rebuts¶

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q1 i? Ayres complains the scale tests word use rather than performance; the reviewer observes this is true to a high degree but doubts it is a serious drawback since ordinary judgments of intelligence rest largely on linguistic ability. → J. C. B 1912

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J. C. B 1912¶

J. C. B. (1912). Recent Literature on the Binet Tests. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://openlibrary.org/search?q=recent+literature+on+the+binet+tests

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Review of Ayres' criticism and the reviewer's reply (type e), which also notes many tests depend on recent environmental experience such as time and money, or on schooling-based reading and writing.

"Dr. Ayres (10) complains that it tests ability to use words rathev than to perform acts. This is true in a high degree, for 43 of the 54 tests are verbal. Yet is it doubtful whether this is a very serious drawback, for our ordinary judgments of intelligence are based largely on linguistic ability."

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