PSYA02H3 Lecture 10: Intelligence Part 2
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Older theories of intelligence (some valid, some not valid) Explain, give examples of, and critique iq test questions. Gardner"s theory of multiple intelligences and examples of traits that pertain to it. Intelligence has been defined many different ways throughout history. Keenness of sight (how well they can see aka visual acuity) Head size (bigger the head, bigger the brain, higher the intelligence) Ethnicity (consistent with the fact that genetics play a large role in intelligence) Speed of association (how quickly you can generalize from one stimulus to another) Level 3= a set of specific abilities. Invented first iq test using trial & error. Binet-simon intelligence test (1904: puzzles, object naming, counting. Modern iq tests are consistent with carroll"s three-stratum framework. They test performance on a number of areas from the bottom tier (yellow areas) E. g. printed language, spatial relations, rate of test taking, semantic processing speed. Wechsler intelligence scale for children (wisc) and wechsler adult.
