CHYS 2P35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Depth Perception
16 Sep 2016
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Doesn"t matter how old you are, you can take it. 68% of the population has an iq between 85-115. Weschler"s intelligence scale for children (wisc iii) o. Weschler"s adult intelligence scale (wais - iii: which number should come next in the pattern, book is to reading as fork is to eating. Intelligence is a concept we think about but iq is how we measure it. Historically thought to be a stable trait. Born with an intelligence in a capacity that is stable. Idea that whatever your iq is, it remains the same: has been challenged in how stable it really is. Huge changes in iq as much as 20pts. Cab drivers need to know what they are doing in terms of directions. Northstone, university in bristol, england: 4000 three and four-year olds, diet lower in fat, sugar, and processed food correlated with an iq score up to 5 pts higher.
