General intelligence factor

Psychology 14 Intelligence not an easy concept to define with no clear consensus of a definition among scientists. The movie Battle of the Brain documentary.Charles Spearman developed his two-factor theory of intelligence using factor analysis.[1] His research not only led him to develop the concept of the g factor of general intelligence, but also the s factor of specific intellectual abilities. General intelligence factor called g and specific factor. Triarchic Theory of intelligence and…

To What Extent do IQ Tests Effectively Measure Intelligence? Introduction Albert Einstein, a famous theoretical physicist, once said that “the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” While scholastic aptitude can play a large role in determining one’s intelligence, creativity is also a major factor. IQ tests, or intelligence quotient tests, are supposed to measure intelligence, but due to their ability to measure creativity, their accuracy is highly debated. According to…

Passer and Smith (2015) described intelligence to be defined by culture. So if culture is an underlying factor of intelligence it can become a problematic issue when assessing Indigenous Australians. Gardener’s multiple intelligence theory, along with Charles Spearman’s g factor theory and Lewis Terman Standford-Binet scales are all underlying theories which all address the same issues in the accuracy of assessments. Literature suggest that language, literacy skills, education and cultural norms…

The Negative Impact of the Internet on Intelligence During the First World War, the Chicago tribune wrote an article about the world famous industrialist Henry Ford. In the article, Ford was referred to as ignorant amongst other scathing remarks attacking his intelligence. Ford, obviously, didn’t take kindly to this and filed a lawsuit against the paper for libel. The lawyers for the Tribune were so confident, that they put Mr. Ford on the witness stand, and asked him a long series of questions…

The Bell Curve and gives his input on points such as the nature of intelligence, job performance, and IQ tests. The Bell Curve was one of the works by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray that showed the public a deeper view of psychological science. It begins with the topic of the general factor of intelligence and how it represents all the tests around intelligence. There were two disputes that followed along the general factor. These were established as statistical and psychological…

As early as the 1940s, the term intelligence was recognized and further came to light when a well-known researcher by the name of David Wechsler, defined intelligence for the first time. Wechsler’s definition of intelligence is “the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment” (Wechsler, 1958). Wechsler, often referred to the elements in his research as the “non-intellective” as well as the “intellective…

¬¬¬Briefly describe the job advertised, explain where you have found the advert and why the job interests you. (20 marks) This job listing is for someone who can sell, promote and consult customers on behalf of the company’s clients. This would involve being a spokesperson for whichever organisation you may be representing, including the original company which sent out the job advertisement. There’s a large direct responsibility as the relationship between two different companies is directly…

Intelligence has been defined in many different ways such as in terms of one's capacity for logic, abstract thought, understanding, self-awareness, communication, learning, memory, planning, creativity and problem solving. It can also be more generally described as the ability to perceive and retain information and apply it to itself or other instances of information creating referable understanding models of any size, density, or complexity. This ability significantly increases the adaptive…

often have a large storehouse of information for about a variety of topics, which they can recall quickly. Gifted students generally have unusual talent in one or occasionally two areas. The six areas where they find giftedness is creative thinking, general intellectual ability, specific academic ability, leadership, psychomotor and visual/performing arts. No child will be gifted in all six areas, but some may be in more than one…

generations. She shows that many young people in the 1960s were well informed about politics because it was relevant to whether or not they got drafted, while a smaller number have the same knowledge level because it isn’t relevant to them (Source 2). The general knowledge surveys could easily be biased with questions not relevant to people today. Another point to note is the natural tendency of a person to gain knowledge as they age, so a disparity should logically be present between ages…