PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Deductive Reasoning, Mental Age, Verbal Reasoning

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Laine John

Document Summary

Through the observation that people who are smart in some ways often display intelligence in other areas, charles spearman developed the concept of general. Any test that yields one intelligence score that is to reflect a person overall, is based on this idea of g". However, although people"s scores did correlate positively from one task to another, some measurements between subtests correlated even higher than other combinations of subtests. Indicative then, of underlying dimensions that support a g" but that are washed out in an overall score. Many psychologists worked to define alternative models that reflected subsections of g". Comprehension, deductive reasoning, math using our brain: what is measured by most traditional intelligence tests, analysis. Less sensitive aspect of intelligence, of the soul, spiritual. Insight, creativity: being artistic- painting a great work of art. To take information presented and work well with it: adaptation, homeless person- being able to know where to eat, find shelter, etc.