PSY210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mass Media, Sulky, Parenting Styles

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Vygotsky cog develop varies across cultures. Thought that cog growth stems from social interactions. Piaget his theory was supposed to be universal. Piaget thought it stems from independent exploration where child constructs knowledge on his own. Intelligence is one-dimensional, rep by a general factor g associated with mental energy . Specific knowledge and abilities evident in specific tasks s . Using standardized tests to identify individual differences. Psychometrician designer of intelligence tests (always guided by a particular theory of intelligence) Test norms are the values or sets of values that describe the typical performance of a specific group of people (pg 392) Validity is the extent to which a test actually measures what it claims to measure (pg 393) Reliability is the degree to which a tests yields consistent results over successive administration (pg. Individual differences rather than commonalities in development. Concerned with products (iq scores) rather than underlying processes (theories), unlike piaget. Intelligence tests: stanford binet intelligence scale (2-adulthood)

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43. Consider the following scenario: A group of psychologists are studying the genetic influence on intelligence. They find that identical twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .88 and that fraternal twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of 42. Based solely on these findings, the psychologists can legitimately conclude that A) intelligence is entirely shaped by genetics B) intelligence is entirely shaped by the environment C) intelligence is impacted be genetics D) intelligence is not impacted by the environment E) intelligence is not at all impacted by genetics

43. Consider the following scenario: A group of psychologists are studying the genetic influence on intelligence. They find that identical twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .88 and that fraternal twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .42. Based solely on these findings, the psychologists can legitimately conclude that A) intelligence is entirely shaped by genetics B) intelligence is entirely shaped by the environment C) intelligence is impacted be genetics D) intelligence is not impacted by the environment E) intelligence is not at all impacted by genetics

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