PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Q Score, Neurosis, Normal Distribution

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

Todays agenda: assessment of intelligence, modern tests; wais-r, review of the normal curve, genetic & environmental determinants, genetics: twin studies, reaction range, schooling, intelligence and income. Iq determined from validated assessment battery (e. g. wais-r) Iq is based and defined not just according to verbal scales or your general knowledge it looks at your ability to reason, expand, memorization capacity, vocabulary scale. Why is vocabulary the best prediction of iq it captures neurosis they have cognitive capabilities and have a higher understanding.