Asked by Arnel Salcedo on Jul 14, 2024

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When Charmaine was 10 years old, she completed the original Binet-Simon scale. She answered all the questions that a typical six-year-old would answer, but none of the questions a typical seven-year-old would answer. Based on this information, Charmaine's mental age would be

A) 10 years.
B) 6 years.
C) 8 years.
D) 60 years.

Binet-Simon Scale

A psychological test originally designed to assess intelligence through a series of tasks measuring various cognitive abilities.

Mental Age

A measure of an individual's mental attainment based on the age at which it takes the average individual to reach that same level of attainment.

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  • Understand the historical development and purpose of intelligence testing.
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Chintan MataliaJul 21, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
The concept of mental age is based on the average level of intelligence displayed by individuals of a given age. Since Charmaine answered all the questions that a typical six-year-old would answer, but none of the questions a typical seven-year-old would answer, her mental age would be 6 years. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.