CAS PS 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Twin Study, Intelligence Quotient, Heritability
19 Nov 2016
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Wisc-v: ages 6-16 (the focus of this class) Can reason through and solve verbal problems. Tests abstract verbal reasoning and concept formation. Child has to compare two words and express why they are alike (ie: apple and pear) Ps241- lecture 14- intelligence tests, stability, and influences. Unlike binet, there are different versions of the test for different ages. Integration and synthesis of relationships (how things fit together) Child has to make a specific pattern in a set amount of time. Shown a puzzle they must put together by choosing three pieces. Tests if you can analyze/synthesize abstract visual information. Ability to see conceptual relationships (abstract) from visual details and apply them to new problems. Child is shown a picture of scales, one has a missing weight and they have to choose what to put there. Ability to hold information in the short term memory and work with it to produce correct results. Auditory and visual short term memory is tested.
