PSY 310 Chapter Notes -David Wechsler, Factor Analysis, Heredity
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Intelligence consists of the abilities to: understand complex ideas, adapt effectively to the environment, learn from experience, engage in various forms of reasoning, overcome obstacles by taking thought. Intelligence defined by experts: sir francis galton (1883, believed that the most intelligent persons were equipped with the best sensory abilities. Interactionism: the concept by which heredity and environment are presumed to interact and influence the development of intelligence. Logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, linguistic, musical, spatial, interpersonal, and intrapersonal: horn and cattell developed a theory of intelligence postulating the existence of two general factors, the chc model integrates the cattell-horn and carroll models and features. "broad-stratum" abilities and "narrow-stratum" abilities: crystallized intelligence (gc) Includes acquired skills and knowledge that are dependent on exposure to a particular culture as well as on formal and informal education. Includes abilities that are nonverbal, relatively culture0free, and independent of specific instruction.
