Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Neuroglia, Knowledge Acquisition, Ethnic Group

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Wolfe/ Quinlan

Document Summary

Concept or construct that refers to the ability to acquire knowledge, to think and reason effectively, and to deal adaptively with the environment. Sir francis galton: mental ability is inherited. Alfred binet: developed test to help identify children who require educational help at early age, made two assumptions about intelligence: The stanford-binet and wechsler scales: lewis terman revised binet"s test, creating the stanford-binet test, david wechsler developed intelligence tests for adults (wais), children (wisc), and preschoolers (wppsi) Achievement test designed to measure how much they have learnt in their lives. Aptitude test measure potential for future learning and performance. Psychological test a method for measuring individual differences related to some psychological concept, or construct, based on a sample of relevant behaviour in a scientifically designed and controlled situation. Static testing makes sure all subjects are responding to the same stimuli.