Terman–McNemar Test of Mental Ability

an early group intelligence test designed for students in grades 7 through 12 and consisting of 162 four- or five-option multiple-choice items within seven types of verbal subtest: synonyms, classification, logical selection, information, analogies, opposites, and best answer. It was a modification and replacement of the 1920 Terman Group Test of Mental Ability, which was also a group-administered test but consisted of two-option multiple-choice items within 10 subtests: classification, logical selection, information, analogies, best answer, word meaning, sentence meaning, mixed sentences, arithmetic, and number series. [developed in 1942 by Lewis M. Terman and Quinn McNemar (1900–1986), U.S. psychologists]

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February 17th 2025

maze-bright and maze-dull rats

two groups of rats that were separated based on their performance in a standardized maze problem. Those that performed best were bred with each other, as were those that performed most poorly. Over relatively few generations, there was a complete separation in performance, with none of the maze-bright rats overlapping in scores with maze-dull rats. However, the selective breeding appeared to be specific to the maze tests that were used and did not affect learning ability more generally; moreover, maze-dull rats reared in an enriched environment (see enrichment) could perform as well as maze-bright rats.