PSYC 403 Lecture 9: 12. Psychometrics (Oct 31), Nov 2
23 Jan 2018
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Ppt # 11 (evolution genetics) on mycourses is not for exam. Developments in: psychometrics, psychophysics, and, medical studies. Psychometrics: psychometrics refers to the measurement of psychological differences among people, pioneers in psychometrics: sir f. galton (1884), f. galton: 1st intelligence testing in london. Anthropometric laboratory: to him, sensorimotor reactions were a good marker for intelligence. October 31, 2016: vernon, 1987 confirmed these theories of mental speed of information processing, inspection time etc, psychometrics continued by alfred binet(1905), d. wechsler (1934) Galton and eugenics: eugenics: prototype of selective breeding (today genetic engineering, galton: no negative/ discriminatory selection (i. e. , he would never suggest that children with. Intelligence = ability to think and act in a purposeful manner in accordance with logic/ an ability to operate with available knowledge: knowledge = a result of intelligence and experience. ** not for exam ** intelligence manifests itself in: mental speed, use of logical and pragmatic rules, flexibility, volume of working memory.
