PSYC 1010 Lecture : Intelligence Cognitive Perspective/Sternbergs Triarchic Theory/Gardners 8 Intelligences/Emotional Intelligence/Test Construction/Cultural Bias/Structure of Intelligence (on the 3rd Test)/beginning of Nature vs. Nurture
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Wechsler devised the adult intelligence scale (wais) Intelligence is divided between verbal scale and a performance scale. Ex for verbal: information (general knowledge), comprehension, arithmetic, similarities, digit span (series of #), vocab (all verbal ques) Ex for performance: digit symbol substitution, picture completion, block design, picture arrangement , object assembly. Cognitive perspective: focus on the process of i. q. rather than on the amount. There are 3 diff components (sub theories) to intelligence. Interested in the context in which intelligence is being tested; so what behaviours are considered to be intelligent depends on what particular culture they are tested in. Past experiences can come into play and specifies how experience can influence intelligence and how intelligence can affect your experiences. Specifies the cognitive aspect that underlie intelligent behaviour. Divided into: meta-components, knowledge- acquisition components, performance components. He believes there are diff types of intelligence: