PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Hierarchical Database Model, Brain Damage
13 Jun 2017
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Intelligence could be known as knowing lots of facts. Intelligence is one distinct thing, things that mak you intelligent in one way makes you intelligent in another way. People who tend to be intelligent in one area then you tend to be intelligent in another area. Perceptual speed, memory, numerical ability : thought it was more useful to think of intelligence in this way, some correlation of performance on one area and another area. Fi: ability to understand patterns and new things. Tests lots of people on lots of things and see what goes together . Brain damage, savants, prodigies suggest distinct intelligences. Intelligence testing led to the forced sterilization of thousands of people particularly women. Weschler intelligence scale for children (wisc: 15 subtests, verbal and performance scales, as well as overall iq score. Reaction range: ses, life events, maternal anxiety.
