PSYC 402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: 18 Months, Regular Sequence, Metalinguistic Awareness
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Chapter 8: intelligence & chapter 9: language development. Development of: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Getting along with others: the ability to solve problems and to adapt and learn from experience . The psychometric approach to intelligence: sees intelligence as a trait or set of traits, want to identify and measure. But is it one or many traits: factor analysis, spearman. Gardner"s multiple intelligences: many different kinds of intelligences: Naturalist: supported via savant case studies. Sternberg"s triarchic theory: successful intelligence consists of: Creative: going beyond the given to generate novel ideas. Practical: dealing with everyday problems, adapt to, shape, or select environment. Emotional intelligence: perceiving emotions, managing emotions, understanding emotions, facilitating thought. Designed to measure skills needed in school. Intelligence quotient (iq: compares mental age (ma) with chronological age (ca, ma/ca x 100. Now standardized (test norms: performance compared to others of same age. The use of intelligence tests: stability.
