PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Socalled, Normal Distribution, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Christine Boisvert

Document Summary

Intelligence tests: a series of questions and other exercises which attempt to assess people"s mental abilities in a way that generates a numerical score, so that one person can be compared to another. General intelligence (also known as g: charles spearman (1863-1945) performed a factor analysis* of different skills and found that people who did well in one area also did well in another. Multiple intelligences: the savant syndrome refers to having isolated islands of high ability amidst a sea of below-average cognitive and social functioning. Sternberg"s intelligence triarchy: robert sternberg (b. 1949) proposed that success in life is related to 3 types of ability: Practical intelligence: expertise and talent that help to complete the tasks and manage the complex challenges of everyday life. Analytical intelligence: solving a well-defined problem with a single answer. Creative intelligence: generating new ideas to help adapt to novel situations. Intelligence and success: success in life is impossible to define.