Binet, Alfred (1857–1911)

Abstract

Abstract Alfred Binet (1857–1911) is arguably France's best known psychologist. The bulk of Binet's work can be divided into three periods. During the first period (1880–90) Binet focused on the study of psychopathology. Interested in unconscious phenomena, he worked on hypnosis and hysteria with Charcot at Salpêtrière hospital. During the second period (1891–1900) he conducted experimental psychological research at the Sorbonne laboratory. There he became a pioneer in various areas of cognitive psychology, including memory, expertise, movements, suggestibility, and visual illusions. The focal point of the third period of Binet's work (1901–11) was pedagogical psychology. In 1905, in cooperation with his colleague Theodore Simon (1873–1961), he created the first valid test of intelligence. In sum, Binet was a pioneer in many domains of psychology: clinical psychology, experimental psychology, differential psychology, social psychology, and pedagogical psychology.

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