PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Heritability

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1030H
• Professor: Barbara Bond

Document Summary

Is intelligence a generalized ability (like iq scores) or a series of separate. Two-factor theory (spearman 1904) abilities (cid:523)as gardner"s multiple intelligences(cid:524): general mental ability or (cid:498)g(cid:499) (cid:523)like the modern )q score(cid:524, specific mental abilities or (cid:498)s(cid:499) (cid:523)specific mental abilities such as mathematical, mechanical or verbal) Intelligence has two factors: general intelligence can be represented by an iq score, does not measure other types of intelligence such as motor, perceptual, musical, practical or creative abilities, advantages of (cid:498)g(cid:499, disadvantage of (cid:498)g(cid:499) The extremes of intelligence: intellectual disabilities & giftedness. Giftedness: markers of giftedness, high iq (120-130 or higher, superior talent in some area, precocious (ahead of others on certain achievements) Heritability: refers to groups (populations), not individuals, a measure of the degree that a iq in a population is related to genetic, inherited factors, research suggests a high genetic influence of intelligence. Cross-cultural comparisons: cultures define iq differently, for example, inhabitants of the caroline islands in the pacific ocean define.