PSYC10004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Genetic Variation

• School: University of Melbourne
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC10004
• Professor: Dr Christopher Groot

Document Summary

Mind, brain, & behaviour 2 (psyc10004) notes. Environment & intelligence: the environ & individual contribute greatly to their developing intelligence: family influences: iq scores +ve correlated with family enviro (measured in home observation. Iq scores differ among groups: asian-american, euro-american, african american. Race, ethnicity, & intelligence: more variation within than between groups. Gardner"s theory of multiply intelligences: how children are smart, not how smart they are. Focus on teaching children the way in which they learn best: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, naturalistic, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal, & interpersonal intelligence.