PSYB57H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Impulsivity, Cognitive Training, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
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To develop a reasonable definition of intelligence, to explore the benefits and pitfalls of trying to measure it, and to describe how it is quantified. Intelligence: (cid:862)hypothetical mental ability that enables people to direct their thinking, adapt to their circumstances, and learn from their experiences(cid:863) B(cid:455) (cid:373)easuri(cid:374)g people"s i(cid:374)tellige(cid:374)ce, (cid:449)e ca(cid:374) k(cid:374)o(cid:449) to e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)e the useful(cid:374)ess of educatio(cid:374), identifying genius, to help (cid:373)a(cid:454)i(cid:373)ize people"s i(cid:374)tellige(cid:374)ce. Pitfalls: discriminations, labelling (creating stereotypes) u(cid:374)fair, affect people"s (cid:373)oti(cid:448)atio(cid:374)s, people make assumption for themselves according to the way they measure intelligence. Ratio iq= ([mental age] / [actual age]) *100. Deviation iq = ([your score] / [average score for those your age]) *100. To understand how factor analysis was used to help construct theories of intelligence, including. Factor analysis (a statistical approach: shows that there are different trays and groupings for pieces of intelligence, there are correlations between items within a factor/ between factors.
