PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Factor Analysis, Nootropic, Prenatal Development
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Often use term intelligence as if we were talking about a single characteristic a person possesses typically talk of someone being intelligent or not. Ever thought that since people"s mental abilities are so diverse, it may not be justifiable to label those abilities with only one word. Idea that general intelligence (g) exists comes from the work of charles spearman (1862-1945) who helped develop the factor analysis approach in statistics. Factor analytic approach many different factors related to. Found 7 factors: verbal comprehension, verbal fluency, number, spatial visualization, memory, reasoning, and perceptual speed. Spearman proposed that general intelligence (g) is linked to many clusters that can be analyzed by factor analysis. Fluid: refers to mental processes rather than specific information (declines with age) Crystalized: a persons knowledge base (increases with age) Howard gardner supports the idea that intelligence comes in multiple forms gardner notes that brain damage may diminish one type of ability but not others.
