PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Intelligent Design, Intelligence Quotient

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Steve Joordens

Document Summary

Solution to the language/cultural mismatch is the raven"s progressive matrices so no one is at a disadvantage when writing the test: this tests problem solving skills without having to use language. Intelligent design is believing that life, or the universe, cannot have arisen by chance and was designed and created by some intelligent entity. Is intelligence even a single thing: we often term intelligence as being a single characteristic a person possesses, someone is intelligent, analogy, athletic capability. If someone is a great athlete in one sport, it doesn"t imply they will be a good athlete in another sport. The role of genetics: on the left it is darwin"s family tree. Is there a genetic component to intelligence: love to compare identical and fraternal twins. The role of the environment: the environment impacts intelligence, a study on rats, have them run a maze and get out as quickly as possible.