PSYC 4170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Memory Span, Factor Analysis
30 Dec 2012
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1, then we can conclude on general ability when doing tests. This is only useful if you are comparing two tests. Sternberg"s idea of a successful person is someone who can analyze and understand his/her strengths and weaknesses and is able to maximize on the strengths while minimizing the weaknesses: gardner"s multiple intelligences , three fundamental principles: Intelligences interact: two strong claims, all humans possess all intelligences. Each human has a unique profile of intelligences: gardner rejects the idea of a single intelligence and rather insists that people have multiple intelligences/abilities. Intelligent tests: developed in france in attempt to discover the retards and help them learn: calculating iq scores: stanford-bennett test is the first of its kind to introduce iq scores. It is a placement of a person within a distribution. It is important to recognize that the iq doesn"t represent a quantity like height, but rather is a comparison of those within your reference group.
