Applications of IQ and EI

Question 1

how does academic achievement correlate with ability EI?

Answer 1

Weakly (as well as IQ)

Question 2

describe how social behaviour correlates with ability EI?

Answer 2

Social deviance, peer liking, conflict

Question 3

how does wellbeing correlate with ability EI?

Answer 3

Yes + (but less evidence)

Research not focused here

Question 4

how does academic achievement correlate with trait EI?

Answer 4

Very weakly

Stronger when IQ low (interaction effect - compensation? Coping?)

Question 5

how doe social behaviour correlate with trait EI?

Answer 5

+ Deviant behaviour, marital satisfaction

Question 6

how does wellbeing correlate with trait EI?

Answer 6

Yes (health, mental health, self-efficacy, coping)

Research has been focused here

Question 7

in O’Boyle’s 2011 study on quantifiable performance, IQ and Big 5 accounted for how much variance?

Answer 7

42%

Question 8

in O’Boyle’s 2011 study on quantifiable performance, ability accounted for how much variance?

Answer 8

0.4% - non significant

Question 9

in O’Boyle’s 2011 study on quantifiable performance, self-reported ability accounted for how much variance?

Answer 9

5.2%

Question 10

in O’Boyle’s 2011 study on quantifiable performance, trait accounted for how much variance?

Answer 10

6.8%

Question 11

in Clarke’s 2010 study on teamwork performance, what did MSCEIT scores (ability) predict?

Answer 11

team members’ ratings of project analysis, goal setting, motivation, and managing relationships (2-6%) over and above general mental ability

Question 12

how are IQ and EI tests used in the job application process?

Answer 12

75% of large companies use psychometric tests, though often not validated measures of personality or IQ - best measures are marketed

Question 13

how are IQ and EI tests used in development of individuals in jobs?

Answer 13

EI especially used to identify the employees to develop and target training/coaching to their needs

Question 14

what does use of ability tests increase according to Hunte and Hunter, 1984?

Answer 14

productivity

Question 15

describe the problem of conceptualisation

Answer 15

abstract capacity vs ‘work sample’ or assessment centre.

Question 16

what is the validity problem with ability tests?

Answer 16

Not all tests validates in same way / may over-rely on acquired knowledge i.e. Rely on crystallised knowledge rather than fluid.
how to choose criterion level? whats the threshold they have to meet?

Question 17

what is the bias problem with ability tests?

Answer 17

some tests might disadvantage some groups unfairly. UK equality law: election tests must NOT show gender/race differences.
Second generation intelligence tests fairer and more valid (eg. CAS, Kaufman Adult Intelligence Test) but not accepted/adopted by employers yet (Scherbaum et al., 2015)

Question 18

how are IQ tests used in school selection?

Answer 18

School/university entrance exams often include sections that look like and are based on IQ tests

Question 19

how are IQ tests used in school evaluation?

Answer 19

Assess individual attainment; Assess schools/educational programmes

Question 20

what is the causality problem with IQ tests in school?

Answer 20

Intelligence -> educational performance, OR education -> intelligence?

Question 21

what is the validity problem with IQ tests in school?

Answer 21

Effects of practice, test anxiety

Question 22

how can IQ tests be used for diagnosis?

Answer 22

Identify children with different learning needs (eg. Gifted, dyslexia, learning difficulties).
Second generation tests advance identification/understanding of learning disability eg. CAS profiles typically developing vs LD; Huang et al. 2010.
better at differentiating specific difficulties; Naglieri & Otero, 2018

Question 23

what is a problem with IQ tests being used for diagnosis?

Answer 23

Stigma of labelling. Don’t tell us how to help low scorers/low achievers

Question 24

how can IQ tests be used in learning development?

Answer 24

Social/emotional learning (based on Goleman) incorporated into whole-school curriculum.
increases EI skills (r = .57), social behaviour (r = /24), academic achievement (r = .27) – Durlack et al., 2011.

Question 25

what does the effectiveness of IQ tests being used in learning development depend on?

Answer 25

but depends on teacher: not always implemented effectively