PSYA02H3 Lecture 3: Where Does Intelligence Come From?
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Raven"s progressive matrices some languages use symbols (can be positive or negative ) there are sometimes cultural biases. Dull pups rats that cannot complete tasks. Bright pups can complete tasks efficiently they are bred pups from dull pups make many errors, and offspring from bright rats are better. ** if you put either dull or bright rats in a restricted environment (both make error) ** if you put either types of rats in an enriched environment (dull rats perform up to the level of the bright pups) Brain mass gets larger based on environment. Found that certain factors constituted intelligence (g) Others found that there is actually multiple areas of intelligence. Fluid mental processes rather than specific info (declines with age) related to genetics. Crystallized a person"s knowledge base (increases with age)
