PSYC 2500H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Factor Analysis

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26 Jun 2018

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Module 4

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Chapter 9

What is Intelligence?

- Psychometric approach: intelligence is a trait or set of traits on which individuals differ.

- Early Binet-Simon test: mental age.

- Factor analysis: one or many abilities?

oAnalysis of multiple tasks

Factors identified: items that are highly correlated.

oSpearman’s g

oThurston’s primary mental abilities

- Hierarchical models

oIntelligence consist of:

A general ability factor

Specialized ability factor

- Information-processing perspective

oSternberg’s triarchic theory

Context, experience, information-processing skills

- Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences

oAt least 7 kinds of intelligence (8? 9?)

oIndependent

oLinguistic, spatial, logical-mathematical, musical, spiritual, naturalist,

intrapersonal, interpersonal, body-kinesthetic.

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