PSY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Haier, Lewis Terman, Afro-Caribbean
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Intelligence: intelligence: intelligence is a very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. Given this definition, you can see why there have been so many attempts to conceptualize and measure intelligence: with respect to any measurement: reliability and validity. Reliability: you"d like to devise a measurement device that yields (nearly) identical scores each time an individual is measured. Validity: you"d like to devise a measurement device that actually measures what it claims to measure: most measures of intelligence attempt to assess a variety of mental abilities, iq = intelligence quotient (from lewis terman) Let"s say 80% of people get this correct (see figure 9. 7: with respect to the classic notion of intelligence: spearman g s. Universal unity of intellectual function verbal comprehension spatial abilities reasoning memory, etc.
