PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Earl B. Hunt, Flynn Effect, Richard Petty

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

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After working through this lesson"s material, you should be able to: Explain what intelligence is and how it is measured: define the concept of g , contrast the ratio and deviation iq, assess the reliability and validity of iq measures. Describe the three neural correlates of intelligence. Discuss the heritability of intelligence: what is the relative contribution of genes and environment, how do genetic effects change over the lifespan, discriminate between shared and unshared environmental effects. Explain what mental shortcuts are, using examples: describe the types of errors that occur as a result of relying on these mental shortcuts. Before we examine the genetic and environmental factors that result in intelligence, we have to figure out what we mean by. What intelligence is and whether it can be understood as a single trait or as a cluster of related traits . Explain what intelligence is and how it is measured. Identify some of the controversies surrounding intelligence testing.