PSYC 3125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World'S Columbian Exposition
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No consensus of definition of intelligence in psychology. Developed tests w/o consensus (cid:862)i(cid:374)tellige(cid:374)(cid:272)e is what the tests, test(cid:863) Psychology cannot have exactness of physical sciences, unless it rests on experiment + measurement. Suggested applying mental tests to large number of individuals, and these results would have scientific value in discovering the constancy of mental processes, their interdependence + variation under diff. circumstances. Individuals would also find these tests useful in training + life problems. Evolutionary theory, cousin of darwin or s. t, individual differences across large pops. Intelligence relies on strength + size of nervous system/brain. Grip test, rate of movement, sensation areas, least noticeable difference in weight, reaction time for sound, time for naming colours, bisection of 50cm line, judgment of 10 seconds of time. Designed to commemorate 400th anniversary of voyage of columbus.
