Unit 5.2 notes

Question 1

Intelliegence

Answer 1

ability to leanr from new experiences solve problems and use knowloedge to adapt to new solutions

Question 2

Question

Answer 2

Is intelligence one general or one multiple

Question 3

Charles Spearmen

Answer 3

1. One general intelligence
   - g factor - common skill set, underlies all our intelligent behaviour
   ex- navigating ocean to excelling in school

Question 4

LL Thurstone

Answer 4

2.Multiple intelligence, not one single scale
- 7 clusters
- his daata showed evidence of g factor though since people who did well in one area did well well in another area

Question 5

Gardner

Answer 5

3. Multiple intelligence
   - brain damage diminsihes one ability but not all
   - linguistic, problem-solving, musical, spatial, bodily kniesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal naturalist
   - 9th possible is existential

Question 6

Robert Sternburg

Answer 6

4.. multiple intelliegence but only 3
- analytical - academic, school smart, solving problems
- creative
- practical- street smart, everyday tasks

Question 7

Intelligence testing

Answer 7

testig ones mental aptitude an comparing numerical scores

Question 8

Acheivement test vs Amptitude

Answer 8

how much u learned
predict your ability to learn new skills

Question 9

Modern tests

Answer 9

pre- attempts begaan with Franic Galton who believed it was biologically inherited
1. Began in 1900s in France sicne it was mandatory for kids to go to school
-. Alfred Binet and Theodore SImon create a test to minimize bias and help French students
- measure childs mental age

Question 10

Lewis Turman Measuring Innate Intelligence

Answer 10

Adapted Binet test = Standforf Binet
- revealed biological intelliegnece ( intelligence from birth)
- age range was teens to superior adults
- used IQ until they relized it doesnt work with adults

Question 11

William Stern

Answer 11

derived IQ- intelligence quotient
- mental age / chronological age x 100
- Doesnt work with adults since a 40 yr old can have a 20 yr old score and then get a low IQ
- average score is 100

Question 12

David Wechsler

Answer 12

Most widely used intelligence test
WAIS - adult intelliegence scale
WISC- school age version
- 15 subtests, produces overral intelliegence score
- verbal and performance

Question 13

Principles for Constructon of test

Answer 13

1. Standardization
2. Normal curve
3. Valid

Question 14

Flynn effect

Answer 14

people IQ growing over time
- based of nutrition, sociaeconomic impacts
- to keep average you need up to date standardizaton tests