Screening of Enlisted Men in WWI
During World War I, a group organized by Robert Yerkes under the Surgeon General’s Office (SGO) was tasked with developing methods to screen and select enlisted men for the U.S. military. This initiative resulted in the creation of the Army Alpha and Army Beta intelligence tests.
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