PSY E202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Standard Deviation, Normal Distribution, Psy
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The contents of intelligence tests: wechsler intelligence test doe children and stanford binet 5. Divided into two main sections: verbal section focusing on general knowledge of the world and skill in using language, performance section that focuses on spatial and perceptual abilities. No language expression since they can"t talk. Mostly made up of pre-verbal skills, motor skills, and nonverbal skills: resemble piagetian tasks. A summary measure used to indicate a child"s intelligence relative to that of other children of the same age. Normal distribution: mean is 100, 68% of scores falling within 1 standard deviation of the mean, 95% of scores falling within 2 standard deviations, continuity of iq scores. Longitudinal studies: measurements conducted closer in time are more closely correlated, scores are more stable at older ages, ken robinson ted talk- changing education paradigms. Important to consider how out understandings of intelligence impact how we raise children.
