PSYC-2005EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Flynn Effect, Twin
31 Jan 2017
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Intelligence is a trait or a set or a et of traits in which individuals differ. Of 100 items tested there are clusters that relate to each other which can then be designated to certain categories (mathematics, verbal) Charles spearman: factor analysis; general ability (education) and special ability (other abilities) Thurston: broke spear(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s ge(cid:374)eral ability i(cid:374)to 7 sub categories: Guilford: structures of intellect; 180 mental abilities. Cattell and horn: 2-dimensions of intelligence. Fluid intelligence abstract, not taught, verbal analogy. Intelligence consists of both general abilities and specialized abilities. Experience helps performance on tests; culture groups can also show differences (food preference) Focuses on component information processing how one arrives at the answer, right or wrong. Gardner suggests 7 (8th is spiritual) different intelligences that are displayed at specific ages. Iq scores generally begin to correlate between the age of 8 18. Many children show fluctuations in scores: environment plays a key role in intellectual development, cumulative deficit hypothesis.
