PSYC 3440 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9-11: Medical Test, Superior Temporal Sulcus, Dyslexia
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The intelligence test scores of children from poor families tended to drop well below average after infancy. Intelligence quotient (iq): a scare on a standardized test designed to measure intelligence. Iq was calculated by dividing mental age by chronological age and multiplying by a hundred. The concept of a mental age implies that intelligence rises consistently as we get older, which is not the case. Factor analysis: a statistical method that is used to determine whether the variability in several observed variables can be described in terms of fewer underlying variables, or factors. Thurstone"s seven primary mental abilities" are: word fluency, spatial visualization, numbering, rote memory, perceptual speed, verbal meaning, reasoning. Theories of intelligence: hierarchical models, hierarchal models: view intelligence as consisting of a general ability factor at the top of the hierarchy and a number of specialized ability factors. Two basic components under general intelligence: fluid intelligence: our general capacity for reasoning, independent of cultural factors and experience.
