"It seems to us that in intelligence there……" — Alfred Binet
"It seems to us that in intelligence there is a fundamental faculty, the alteration or the lack of which, is of the utmost importance for practical life. This faculty is judgment, otherwise called good sense, practical sense, initiative, the faculty of adapting one's self to circumstances. A person may be a moron or an imbecile if he is lacking in judgment; but with good judgment he can never be either. Indeed the rest of the intellectual faculties seem of little importance in comparison with judgment"
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Alfred Binet
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10 Quotes by Alfred Binet
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Comprehension, inventiveness, direction, and criticism: intelligence is contained in these four words.
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