PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: David Wechsler, Takers, Lewis Terman
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Most psychological research aims to understand the average human this is sometimes called nomothetic research. But some areas of research try to understand why and how some humans differ from others this research is said to focus on individual differences work. How does one measure intelligence: can be mold throughout a period of time. An ability to measure intelligence might be beneficial in a number of ways of ways but also can be very controversial. *benefit: it allows you to assess whether certain education approaches lead to higher levels of success. *controversy: sterilization based on iq score: assessing intelligence. Psychologists define intelligence testing as a method for assessing an individual"s mental aptitudes and comparing them with others using numerical scores: a brief history. Standardized tests establish a normal distribution of scores on a tested population in a bell-shaped pattern called the normal curve: lewis terman. Adapted binet"s test for american school children and named the stanford-binet.
