PSY 1102 Lecture 6: Intelligence

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Rosalinde Klempan

Document Summary

1 - origins of intelligence testing: a test: a sample of behaviour at a given point in time. Intelligence tests: method to assess mental aptitudes and compare them numerically with others. Alfred binet: french psychologist, devised tests that approximated modern iq tests, published intelligence scale with theodore simon, intelligence should be measured by task performance, reasoning and problem solving ability. Lewis terman: american professor, revised binet"s tests and standardized administration, called it the stanford-binet. The intelligence quotient (iq: iq = (ma/ca)* 100, average is 100. 1 - intelligence: socially constructed concept, the ability to learn form experiences, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. One genera; ability vs several speci c abilities: general intelligence, intelligence as a general or basic underlying capacity for comprehension and reasoning, believed by binet and charles spearman. Speci c abilities: intelligence tests sample mental abilities that are relatively independent .