PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Lewis Terman
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Sought to apply darwin"s ideas about evolution to study of intelligence. Sought to understand why some people appear to be more intelligent than others. If he could understand evolutionary factors at work, steps could be taken to improve the species. People with more energy can perform more work and, in turn, develop greater intelligences. Individuals who have more highly developed senses can take in more info. Galton developed tests of an individual"s sensory processing, motor skills, and reaction. Determined the most appropriate type of class for each child. Basis of intelligence is judgement, practical sense, initiative, and the faculty of adapting one"s self to circumstances. To judge well, comprehend well, and reason well are the essential activities of intelligence. Mental age: intellectual age at which a child is actually functioning. Lewis terman adapted binet-simon test for use in us. Calculated ratio of mental age to chronological age and multiplied it by 100 to remove decimal points.
