Chapter 9 : Testing Intelligence Flashcards

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Francis Galton (1883)
Proposed two general qualities that would distinguish the more/less intellectually able

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Energy and sensitivty

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The capacity for labour – the intellectually gifted have remarkable levels of ________

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Energy

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3
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The ______________ of our perceptual systems would permit more/less environmental information to reach our minds – thus, there would be differences in our capacity for the range of information on which intelligence could act (sensory systems)

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Sensitivity

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4
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Galton created psychophysical tests to assess intelligence:

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Weight discrimination + Whistle (higher pitch = higher intelligence)

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5
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Three cases of varying weights – participants had to arrange them in order of weight

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Weight discrimination

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6
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Galton’s Whistle challenges

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  • people’s ability to hear high pitches declines with age
  • people’s ability to hear high pitches was not as sensitive as the ability of cats
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7
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Clark Wissler (1901) tested Galtons Theories and found?

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Results: the test scores did not correlate with each other, and these test scores did not correlate with grades.

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8
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Alfred Binet (Binet & Simon, 1916)
Intelligent thought is composed of three distinct elements:

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Direction, Adaptation, & Control

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9
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knowing what has to be done and how it is to be accomplished

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Direction

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one’s selection and monitoring of one’s strategy during task performance

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Adaptation

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11
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the ability to criticize one’s own thoughts and actions

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Control

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12
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Binet: a lighted match is moved back & forth before the eyes –the tester is looking for the ability to orient and coordination of movement

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Infant: “Le Regard”

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13
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Binet: place a triangle, circle & square into the appropriate holes on a board

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Age 2

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Binet: defining words; recognizing verbal absurdities (e.g., “Why is the statement foolish?”); recognizing and explaining similarities or differences between two objects

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Age 8

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15
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Binet: solve arithmetic word problems

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Age 14

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