Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Classroom Management, Robert Sternberg, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Matthew Brown

Document Summary

Intelligence: the ability to reason logically, speak fluently, solve problems, learn efficiently, and display an interest in the world at large. Or should it be defined in terms of the processes people use to solve problems: psychometric tradition emphasized a product approach. Psychometric model of intelligence: quantifies individual differences in test scores to establish a rank order of abilities. Sir francis galton people differ in certain skills (i. e. ability to discriminate among stimuli, speed of reaction to sensory stimuli: believed that individual differences are largely innate. James mckeen cattell devised a series of psychophysical tests to assess people"s ability: coined the term mental test. Alfred binet & theodore simon created the first formal intelligence test. Raymond cattell and john horn distinguished between 2 types of intelligence, each with a unique developmental course: fluid intelligence: biologically based mental abilities that are relatively uninfluenced by cultural experiences, tied to physiological maturation.