Question

Mental Age (MA) is a measure of the child’s ______.
1. Innate mental potential
2. Rate of mental growth
3. Level of mental maturity
4. Level of intellectual ability

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Level of mental maturity

• The concept of 'Mental age' was introduced by Alfred Binet, a French psychologist.
• According to Binet, ‘Intelligence means the capacity to judge well, to reason well, and to comprehend well’.

• Mental age refers to the calculation of intelligence that shows how an individual child is performing according to their age. It is based on intellectual development.
• Mental age is used to measure the 'Intelligence Quotient' which is commonly known as IQ.
• IQ refers to the score of a standardized test that assesses and measures human intelligence.
• An individual’s Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is determined by the formula given below,

\({\bf{Intelligence}}\;{\bf{Quotient}}\;\left( {{\bf{IQ}}} \right) = \frac{{{\bf{Mental}}\;{\bf{Age}}\;\left( {{\bf{MA}}} \right)\;}}{{{\bf{Chronological}}\;{\bf{Age}}\;\left( {{\bf{CA}}} \right)}} \times 100\)

• Where, Mental Age is based on the Level of mental maturity.
• Chronological Age is the number of years a person has lived.
• Hence, it could be concluded that a student’s Mental Age (MA) is a measure of his/her level of mental maturity.