PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Intelligence Quotient, Sexual Sterilization Act Of Alberta
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Leilani muir kept trying to get pregnant but was unsuccessful. When she contacted her doctor, she found out that her fallopian tubes had been destroyed. When she was younger, she took an iq test and fell below the cut off range. She was deemed genetically unfit and underwent forced sterilization. Later on in life, her iq surpassed the minimum score of 70! The injustices of the sexual sterilization act in alberta (also common in parts of the states) resulted in her never being able to have children (but ,000 richer on the flip side). By that time, 2800 operations have been conducted. There is no universal definition for intelligence, in fact, it is a widely debated and controversial topic. Galton began the whole notion of measuring intelligence. He believed that we learn through our senses and that those with better sensory abilities would be more intelligent.
