PSYC20008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Standard Deviation, Dyslexia, Reading Disability
22 Aug 2018
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Hypothesis: individuals possesses an amount of g (general intelligence), common to all intellectual tasks. The speed of neural transmission in the brain. Measures of one type of intelligence correlate more highly with each other than with measures of the other type. Fluid intelligence: (problem solving) declines slowly after early adulthood. While the crystallized/fluid distinction offers simplicity, the seven primary mental abilities model offers greater precision. Carroll proposed an integration of competing views of intelligence, the three- stratum theory of intelligence (general intelligence, types of intelligence, specific areas). Intelligence tests observe problem solving on tasks that require a variety of types of abilities. Intelligence tests measure somewhat different aspects in different ages. They have greatest success with pre-schoolers and older children. The most widely used test for over 6 years and up. Divided into two main sections: verbal section: general knowledge and skill using language performance section: spatial and perceptual abilities. A quantitative measure of intelligence relative to others.
