PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nomothetic, David Wechsler, Normal Distribution
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Most psychological research aims to understand the average human this is sometimes called nomothetic research. But some areas of research tries to understand way and how some humans differ from others this research is said to focus on individual differences work. The field of intelligence and personality is more of a field where we study individual differences: can raise controversy. Name some intelligent people what is it about them that you are relating to intelligence. They know the right words to use and know how to answer questions properly. Stereotypical person who we think of as intelligent. Revolutionized a lot of ideas we hear about in physics. Describing intelligence is not an easy task to talk about/to define. Before it was believed that intelligence was innate. If its environmental, we can nurture and cultivate it. An ability to measure intelligence might be beneficial in a number of ways of ways but also can be very controversial.
