PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Flynn Effect, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Memory Span
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Intelligence : the ability to direct one"s thinking, adapt to one"s circumstances and learn from one"s experiences (gotfredson, 1997) Historically defined by how we measure it. Alfred binet : developed intelligence tests to identify slow learners to develop remedial programs. Aptitude : ability to learn or gain proficiency in an area. Achievement : measures the amount of information a person has acquired. Mental age : based on ability not chronological age. A child with a mental age of 6 and chronological age of 5 would have the same iq as a. However, this formula for iq was flawed. child with a mental age of 12 and chronological age of 10. Newer tests were developed with norms for all age groups based on a standard distribution. Stanford-binet and wechsler intelligence tests are still used today. Results in a verbal iq, performance iq and full scale iq score.
