PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intelligence Quotient, Nomothetic, Standard Deviation
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Most psychological research aims to understand the average. But some areas of research tries to understand why and how some humans differ from others. This research is said to focus on individual differences work. Most societies believe it is in the interest of the populace to financial support the education of its citizens. An educated (intelligent?) populace leads to a better country. Many countries invest tax dollars into education. Name some intelligent people--what is it about them that you are relating to intelligence. Galton, a cousin of darwin, was into measuring humans in every way possible. Including measuring their ability to make sensory discriminations. He assumed was linked to intellectual prowess. However, the measure of intelligence really took off with the work of binet. Thought that intelligence was not reflected in abilities to make sensory discriminations but, instead, was reflected by performance on a variety of paper-and-pencil tests.
