Group tests of intelligence were
A) first developed by industries who wanted to screen out intelligent workers who would be leaders in strikes
B) first developed in public schools in support of a "free market" solution to the problems of public schools
C) first developed in the military to assign recruits to various military occupations on the basis of test scores
D) first developed to identify and screen out of manual labor occupations those who would get bored easily and would not be good workers

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Group intelligence tests were first developed during World War I by the U.S. Army to classify recruits into military roles based on their abilities. This was a significant innovation in the application of psychological testing for large-scale, practical purposes.

Group Tests of Intelligence Were