74 A METHOD OF MEASURING THE DEVELOPMENT 



IMBECILES. 



Mental Age 3 Years. 



7. Show me your nose. Show me your eyes. Show me 

 your mouth. 



8. Listen well and repeat what I say: 4; 3 — 7; 6 — 4; 

 5 — 8. Pronounce numbers slowly and distinctly with one-half 

 second interval between, one pair at a time. Full credit given 

 for one exact repetition. 



9. Place Picture 1 before child and ask, "What is that?" 

 or "What do you see there?" Follow this by Pictures 2 and 3. 

 (Figures 1, 2, 3.) Full credit given if some objects are enumer- 

 ated. 



10. "What is your name?" If first name only is given — 

 "And your other name?" 



Surname required. 



IL "Listen well and repeat what I say: I am cold and 

 hungry." No errors of any kind allowed. 



Mental Age 4 Years. 



12. "Are you a little boy or a little girl?" If necessary—^ 

 "Are you a little girl ?" "Are you a little boy ?" 



13. Show child a penknife, saying, "What is that? What 

 is it called?" Then show penny, and finally key, asking same 

 questions. Names of three objects required. 



14. "Listen well and repeat what I say : A — 9 — 2 ; 3 — 

 7 — 4; 5 — 8 — 1." Full credit giv&n for one exact repetition. 



15. "You see these two lines. Tell me which is the longer," 

 (Fig. 12.) 



Mental Age 5 Years. 



16. Place two boxes weighing 3 and 12 grams, respectively, 

 on the table before the child, leaving a space of 5 or 6 centi- 

 meters between them, and say, "You see these two boxes? Tell 



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