PSYCH 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8.4: Intelligence Quotient, David Wechsler, Lewis Terman
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8. 4 how do we understand intelligence: intelligence: the ability to use knowledge to reason, make decisions, make sense of events, solve problems, understand complex ideas, learn quickly, and adapt to environmental challenges. Intelligence is measured with standardized tests: psychometric approach to measuring intelligence focuses on how people perform on standardized tests that assess mental abilities; examines what people know and how they solve problems. Developed a test for children to measure vocabulary, memory, skill with numbers, and other mental abilities, the binet-simon intelligence scale. This modified test remains the most widely used for children in the united. State: psychologist david wechsler developed an intelligence test for adults, the wechsler. Adult intelligence scale (wais), that has two parts: The first was a verbal part, measuring aspects of intelligence such as comprehension, vocabulary, and general knowledge as well as testing working memory.
