PSYC 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Heritability, Long Term Ecological Research Network, The Bell Curve

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 201
• Professor: Peter Van Der Velde

Document Summary

Intelligence: the ability to learn, to meet the demands of the environment effectively, and to understand and control one"s mental activities. Metacognition: the ability to understand and control one"s mental activities. Charles spearman (1863-1945) was a psychologist/philosopher, developed a tool for analyzing intelligence (factor analysis) Factor analysis: a statistical method for determining whether certain items on a test correlate highly, thus forming a uni ed set, or cluster, of items. G factor: a theoretical general factor of intelligence underlying all distinct clusters of mental ability; part of spearman"s two-factor theory of intelligence. S factor: a theoretical speci c factor uniquely tied to a distinct mental ability or area of functioning; part of spearman"s two-factor theory of intelligence. Example (two-factor view of intelligence): sheldon cooper on the big bang theory; there is certainly some variabliity in some areas of sheldon"s knowledge he cannot drive a car nor understand how to make a friend.