PSYC 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Factor Analysis, Intelligence Quotient

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 336
• Professor: Appleton-Knapp

Document Summary

Charles spearman factor analysis a statistical method of studying the interrelations among various tasks. The goal is to discover the extent to which tests are influenced by the same factors. Elements that contribute to multiple subtests and therefore link those subtests. Confirms that there is a common element shared by all the components fo the iq test. General intelligence (g) a mental capacity that is hypothesized as contributing to the performance of virtually any intellectual task. Spearman argued that people with a high level of g will have an advantage in virtually every intellectual endeavor. G isn"t the whole story people also have more specialized skills. There is some osrt of general capacity that is useful for all mental endeavors, but there are also various forms of more specialized intelligence. Each person has some amount of the general capacity and draws on it in all tasks.