Psychological Test, Group Examination A and B
date: label: date made
content: ca 1916
label: date used
content: 1918
name: label: maker
content: U.S. Army
notes: label: Description
content: At the outbreak of World War I, American psychologists offered their services to the U.S. Army. They designed the first tests of intelligence given to groups of people rather than individuals and the first intelligence tests designed for adults rather than children. This is an early version of the test for people who could read. It included tests of the ability to follow instructions. Intelligence tests usually were given to soldiers when they entered the Army. However, this particular example was one of several examinations given to a soldier named Charles Crow when he applied for status as a conscientious objector. A later version of the test, called Group Examination Alpha, was given to millions of soldiers and served as a prototype for intelligence tests later administered to school children.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Psychological Tests
label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William W. May
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.3081.01.05
label: catalog number
content: 1992.3081.01.05
label: nonaccession number
content: 1992.3081
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Psychological Test
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 cm x 22 cm x 28 cm; 1/32 in x 8 21/32 in x 11 1/32 in