PSYC-1105EL Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Stereotype Threat, Factor Analysis
21 Jan 2017
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Anthropometrics (the measurement of people): referred to methods of measuring. 9. 1: measuring intelligence physical and mental variation in humans. Intelligence: the ability to think, understand, reason, and adapt to or overcome obstacles. Mental age: the average intellectual ability score for children of a specific age. Stanford-binet test: a test intended to measure innate levels of intelligence. Intelligence quotient (iq): is calculated by taking a person"s mental age, dividing it by his chronological age, and then multiplying by 100. Deviation iq: to calculate deviation iqs, one must first establish the norm, or average, for a population. To do so, psychologists administer tests to huge numbers of people, and use these scores to estimate the average for people of different ages. These averages are then used as baselines against which to compare the person. Wechsler adult intelligence scale (wais): the most common intelligence test in use today for adolescents and adults. The wais is currently in its fourth edition.
