PSYC 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Tacit Knowledge
22 Oct 2015
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Developmental psych lecture 6 chapter 10 intelligence and achievement. Intelligence is that which is measured by intelligence tests. Unlike other domains of study, it is not clear what we are examining or measuring. Yet with basic intuition we can assess how intelligent individuals are. The science of measuring mental capacities and processes. Factor analysis: a statistical procedure used to determine which of a number of factors or scores are both closely related to each other and relatively independent of other groups of factors or scores. Intelligence is composed of a general factor (g) and a number of specific factors (s) General factor (g): general mental energy or ability that is involved in all cognitive tasks. Specific factors (s): factors those are unique to particular cognitive tasks. Spearman regarded g as general mental energy or ability that was involved in all cognitive tasks, and he saw s factors as factors unique to particular tasks.
