PSY 376 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stereotype Threat, Dementia, Flynn Effect
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Importance of idea behind multiple intelligence: people have strengths and weaknesses in one area so important to test various intelligences. Iq aren"t really applicable to every day life so the(cid:455) do(cid:374)"t sa(cid:455) a lot (cid:271)e(cid:455)o(cid:374)d a(cid:272)ade(cid:373)i(cid:272)s. Iq tests can be beneficial bc it helps identify kids who might be having difficulties in specific categories. Stereotype threat: a stereotype activates through explicit verbal or subtle where it is implied, and therefore your performance is negatively impacted. Iq influenced by: motivation, depends on if your lazy or engaged in your studies. Intelligence: predictions, predicts school grades, correlation between 0. 5 and 0. 86, college does not predict college grades well. Fluctuate the most tend to live in unstable home environment: those who gain, converse more with parents, exposure to wide vocabulary, are offered more encouragement, those who lose. Score 10-20 points lower than middle class: cumulative deficit hypothesis, describe how poverty env inhibit intellectual growth, negative effects accumulate over time.
