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previous beliefs of intelligence

-intelligence peaked during adolescence and then declined

even at age 36

intellect still improving

definition of intelligence

-depends on culture


-ability to solve problems


-ability to adapt & learn from experience


-creativity & interpersonal skills determine intelligence


-can't be measured exactly (even with IQ tests)


-no universal definition

testing

-measure for individual diff.


-controversial


-argued IQ testing not truly indicative of intelligence


-tests are only tools

Stamford-Binet

-most popular IQ test


-considers age & what they should know at that age


-mental age

mental age

-persons level of mental development in comparison to another person


-should correspond with chronological age

Wechsler Scale

-test verbal & performance skills

Kaufman Assessment Batter

for children

Bailley's

-for infants


-2 months --> 2.5 yrs


-motor skills development more than mental

Misuse of Intelligence Testing

-if not used properly, child can be placed in wrong class, and fall behind & feel stupid


-self-prophecy theory

reliability


gets expected results

valid

tests what they're suppose to

disabilities

ADD, ADHD, dyslexia

Intelligence

-crystallized


-fluid

crystallized

-accumulation of food, memory, and knowledge


-over the lifetime, expands


-education & experience


-large vocab


-skills & strategies to solve problems

fluid

-abstract thinking


-speed of processing


-good with Jeopardy


-declines in adulthood (w/ speed)


-because gradual accumulation of irreversible brain damage structure

different among people

-NOT universal


-age doesn't always determine



fraction of people in 70 yr old score higher in fluid intelligence compared to average young adults

1/3

measure/test crystallized intelligence

-ex. bathroom, wedding, boxing


Rings


-Magna Carta


-England 12

Fluid Intelligence Test

ex. B D A C Z B Y A

Gardner

-intelligence testing too narrow


-people have multiple intelligence, each separate


-8 Intelligence


-have ALL 8 to VARIOUS degrees


-argument; when looking at brain damage, we loose some intelligence, but not others

8 Intelligence

1. spacial


2. intra-personal


3. inter-personal


4. logical math


5. linguistic


6. musical


7. body kinestetic


8. naturalistic

Golman

-Emotional Intelligence


-takes intra & interpersonal skills and practical skills into account


-how we read others & our emotions


-make good managers & bosses


*preserve, adapt, and facilitate*

Factors Influencing IQ

-genes


-environment


-socio-economic



genes

-study twins


-Jenson

Jenson

-identical twins had similar IQ scores even more than fraternal twins


-even when identical twins were separated


-adopted kids show closer IQ to biological parents that adoptive

Environment

-orphans


-how they were raised played role in IQ


-Romania

Romania

-2 groups (foster care early v. orphanage)


-kids raised in orphanage had abnormally low IQ scores compared to foster


-foster still low, but not a low

Romania IQ's

-orphanage: 73


-retarded: 70


-foster: low 80's IQ


-biological: 109