PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Verbal Reasoning, Savant Syndrome, Factor Analysis
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This person bright, this person is dumb : not always the case someone may be bright at some things but not others. Autistics are people appear very challenged in some mental areas but have certain abilities that exceed what normal people are expected to be able to do. Every postal code in canada: they have great musical ability sometimes they can learn complex musical pieces, they often will learn and master many languages. Spearman suggested : there is a general factor of intelligence the g factor: s factor specific intelligence, individuals appear to have their specific skills that make them better at something more than at something else. Intelligence can be both a single thing and a multiple thing. Factor analysis take measures and ask if there are underlying themes/dimensions/factors that influence the measures (seeing if one person is good at something to see if that thing makes them good at other things too)
