PSYC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Standard Deviation, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Psych
9 Aug 2020
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Interaction between inherited ability and environmental experiences. Ability to acquire, remember and use information. Apply and use these to solve problems in everyday life. Spearman"s 2 factor theory (g + s1 ) Each of us has general intelligence (born with) After that, we accumulate all these s"s throughout life. To reason, figure out relationships between events. At its peak around age of 20. Abstract thinking; algebra; education; opportunities and experiences. There is an emotional iq as well. How well someone can handle emotions or empathize with other people. Not amount of intelligence; but how they go about solving things. Doesn"t necessarily score the age you are. Mental age the age at which a person would pass those particular items. The average score is 100 but the standard deviation is always 16. Compare a person"s score to what most people got. It is actually measuring a person"s abilities. Be able to predict how they will do later in life.
