Chapter 10: Intelligence

Question 1

Explain Sir Francis Galtons theory

Answer 1

• intelligence as a sensory capacity
  -a person’s biological factors contribute to intelligence

Question 2

Explain Binet and Simons theory

Answer 2

• intelligence testing
• measure intelligence by comparing your chronological age with your mental age
• concept of mental age

Question 3

Explain Howard Gardner’s theory

Answer 3

• multiple intelligences
• 7 multiple intelligence

Question 4

Explain Catell and Horn’s theory

Answer 4

• crystallized and fluid intelligence
• previous knowledge to current problems
• eg. riding a bike

Question 5

Explain Robert Sternberg’s theory

Answer 5

• triarchic abilities/ competencies
  1. metacomponenets
  2. performance components
  3. knowledge - acquisition
• “street smart”, “book smart” use of divergent thinking

Question 6

Explain Charles Spearman theory

Answer 6

• general and specific intelligenece
• s- for specific skills for specific ability
• g - general intelligence
• eg. performance in a class - g, ability to learn the subject -s

Question 7

what is true about the difference in IQ

Answer 7

• gender difference in mental rotation tasks are wiped out when accounting for spatial practice
• men have a larger standard deviation across IQ scores than women
• men tend to score hn women on mental rotation tasks
• women tend to do better than men on verbal tasks
• racial differences in IQ are likely due to environmental factors