PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wine Bottle, Working Memory, Divergent Thinking
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The history of intelligent measurement: phrenology, stanford-binet, army tests. Classic intelligence measurement: standardization, intelligence quotient (iq, wais, raven"s progressive matrices. Modern intelligence measurement: measuring intelligence through brain size, emotional intelligence, creative intelligence. History: stanford-binet: the irst attempt at measuring intelligence began in 1904 by the. At the time, the french government mandated that all children enter school, and needed a way of assessing which children needed the most help. Their test was the irst to measure aptitude though skills like reasoning, rhyming, social norms, etc: the test would then calculate the child"s mental age : how well the child performs compared to other children their age. Us army for determining each person"s capability as a soldier. History: problems and issues: there were a number of serious problems with the historical tests such as stanford-binet and army alpha. Content areas: these tests would measure things such as social norms and other skills that people may learn (confusing achievement with aptitude)
