PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter Module 9.1: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, The Bell Curve, Stereotype Threat

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Paula Barata

Document Summary

The reasoning behind the eugenics movement and its use of intelligence tests. The concepts of entity theory and incremental theory to help kids stay in school. Why it is difficult to remove all cultural bias from intelligence testing. The wechsler adult intelligence scale: wechsler adult intelligence scale (wais): the most common intelligence test used for adolescents and adults. Origi(cid:374)ally used i(cid:374) the (cid:373)ilitary to deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)e (cid:449)ho had to pote(cid:374)tial to (cid:271)e offi(cid:272)ers a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ho did(cid:374)"t. Iq testing and the eugenics movement social darwinism emerged and so did eugenics. The race to controversy low scores from immigrants were often due to language barriers and a lack of knowledge of. The bell curve argued that those of high intelligence were reproducing less than those of low intelligence, leading to dangerous population trends in america. Problems with the racial superiority interpretation tests themselves, are culturally biased. Entity theory: the belief that intelligence is a fixed characteristic and relatively difficult (or impossible) to change.