Intelligence tests were originally developed for the purpose of
A)determining which psychiatric patients could benefit from "talk" therapy.
B)predicting which children had special academic needs.
C)identifying gifted children.
D)segregating people of low intelligence so they would not have children.

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Intelligence tests were first created to differentiate between children who were intellectually "normal" and those who required extra attention or support in their education. This distinction was important to make in order to provide appropriate resources and schooling for all students, regardless of their cognitive abilities.

Intelligence Tests Were Originally Developed for the Purpose of