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DEFINE: Intelligence
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The ability to learn from experience, to acquire knowledge, to reason and to solve problems, to deal with people and objects, and to adapt effectively to the environment.
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Multiple Intelligences proposed by Howard Gardner
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Spatial
Musical Existential Linguistic Logical-Mathematical Bodily-Kinesthetic Intrapersonal Interpersonal Naturalistic |
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Two key claims of Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences
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1.All people possess all of these intelligences
2.All individuals have a unique combination of the different intelligences |
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Name one strength and one criticism of Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences
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Criticisms-
1.Non-academic abilities such as body control and personal skills are not really mental abilities but ‘talents’ or ‘human virtues’ 2. Intelligences proposed are not easily measurable Strengths- 1.Emphases that individuals have a unique combinations of intelligences – explains people who may not have a traditional intelligence. |
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Alfred Binet developed an intelligence test with items that were designed to measure what?
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Mental function/Mental age
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Wechsler’s tests of intelligence tests are organised into four categories
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Verbal comprehension
Processing speed Perceptual reasoning Verbal memory |
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Name one strength and one limitation of the WAIS (Wechsler’s tests of intelligence)
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1.Wechsler did not clearly define intelligence, merely looked at how to measure it. 2.Perhaps his approach was too simplified. 3.Takes a long time to administer – 90 min. Strengths- 1.Can be administered without the verbal section, so good for people who speak another language or those with language difficulties or brain damage. 2.Takes into consideration different cultures. 3.Looks at verbal tasks and non verbal tasks |
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Culturally biased test
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The tendency for a test to give a lower score to a person from a different culture to that which the test was standardised on.
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What is an Intelligence Quotient?
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An IQ is a numerical score on an intelligence test.
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IQ is calculated by
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Mental Age (MA) is divided by the Chronological Age (CA). The result is then multiplied by 100.
MA/CA x 100 |
