meaning & limitations of iq testing Flashcards
What is intelligence?
- the capacity to learn and / or adapt
- multiple domains, we focus on which are easier to objectively operationalise in an indiv setting
IQ = a theoretical construct - IQ tests
- A number that represents one’s performance on an IQ test = adjusted for age
IQ test - -ve eval
they measure only the aspects of intelligent beh which = most easily recorded in an indiv context = preformated
What factors affect intelligence scores
- genes
- env
Genetic contrib to intel
- there = likely to be complex genetic componenet which = then moderated by regression to the mean effects
What are the diff env that will be affected
Development Env
Educational Env
Testing Env
Environmental features which affect test scores - dev env
nutrition
sleep
general health
prior learnung & educ
family history of educ and ses
Environmental features which affect test scores - educ env
opp to learn and practice skills being tested
Environmental features which affect test scores - teaching env
cultrually appropriate testing materials
Why measures ppl for intelligence?
- To understand dev
- To assess difficuulties
NOT TO COMP POP
psychometric testing
- a pivitol momnet in psychology’s exponential expansion as a discipline
- multi mill dollar industry
- seat at the poliyical table
Uses & Abuses of testing - misunderstanding what we are measuring
- Pearson, Spearman, Fischer and eugenics at UCL.
- Terman, Yerkes, Goddard and the Stanford-Binet IQ test.
- The Burt affair.
- The Pioneer Foundation, Arthur Jensen and Thomas Bouchard
Using measurement to meet socially-responsible commitments
Individual testing can support generative insights, allow us to complete to within-group referents or
to make post-insult assessments.
