Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Microsoft Onenote, Criterion Validity, Standard Score

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Sternberg & davidson: correct solutions to insight problems involve. Selective combination putting the pieces together. Selective comparison deciding which answer is right. A host of abilities ie. memory, creativity, etc. Several studies indicate that unschooled people in remote villages cannot solve syllogisms. Suggests that preliterate people do not (or can not) use logical analysis. All kpelle men are rice farmers, but mr. smith is not. Ecological approach they reply we do not guess at things we do not know", just because you cannot solve that does not mean you"re not intelligent. Awareness of who is the test maker. Saw it as genetic and easy to find out that people who have intelligent relatives are also intelligent. Starts research program to identify those with low ability. Believes that intelligence was unitary (mental quickness), saw it as only one thing and that"s all intelligence is.