11: IQ Testing Flashcards
How did Cattell contribute to IQ testing?
Thought reaction time indicated intelligence and was a way to measure it
Example of scientific racism as the data was used to argue white people were more intelligent
How did Binet contribute to IQ testing?
Developed the Binet test to identify mentally slow children in schools, measuring their intelligence
How did Spearman contribute to IQ testing?
Came up with the theory of general intelligence (G) which is similar to mental capacity
Who came up with the theory of general intelligence?
Spearman
What was Goddard’s view on IQ testing?
Supported Galton and eugenics as a way to create a population with a higher IQ
What was Goddard’s study of the feeble minded?
Worked in an institution for the mentally handicapped and tried to teach them basic industrial skills
First US publication to use the Binet test
How did Terman contribute to IQ testing?
Created the Stanford test using mental age
Stanford gifted study
What study of IQ testing did Yerkes carry out during WW1?
1 million US soldiers had their IQ measured
Found they had a generally low IQ
Who led the mass IQ testing of 1 million US soldiers during WW1?
Yerkes
Who came up with the Stanford gifted study?
Terman
What was the Stanford gifted study?
1000 boys and girls with an IQ over 140 and predicted they’d grow up to do great things
Also predicted more variability in boys than girls
What did Weschler contribute to IQ testing?
WAIS for adults
WISC for children
Defined mean IQ score as 100 and adjusted for the Flynn effect
What is the WAIS test?
Weschler’s IQ test for adults
What is the WISC test?
Weschler’s IQ test for children
Who defined the mean IQ score as 100
Weschler
What is the Flynn effect?
There is a slow increase in IQ over time
What was the first IQ test to adjust for the Flynn effect?
Wechler’s WAIS and WISC tests
How did the UK use IQ testing?
Tripartite system
Elementry education act
What was the elementry education act?
Compulsory schooling until 11 years old
But if they are 10 and have the mental IQ of an 11 year old, they can leave
What act lead to the tripartite system?
Butler education act
What did Burt contribute to IQ testing?
Observed large differences in IQ due to post code
Consulted on the 11+ exam
What is the stereotype threat?
Self-fufilling prophecy due to internalized negative stereotypes
Black students on a amaths test
