PY - Psychology PY 100S Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Intelligence Quotient, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Socioeconomic Status

• School: NMU
• Department: PY - Psychology
• Course: PY - Psychology PY 100S
• Professor: Kapla

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Bi(cid:374)et"s assu(cid:373)ptio(cid:374)s: reasoning, thinking, and problem-solving all depend on intelligence, childre(cid:374)"s (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal a(cid:271)ilities i(cid:374)(cid:272)rease (cid:449)ith age. Intelligence is inherited (termin: english version of binet tests; allowed ranking, added items to measure adult iq, not just children. Mental age / chronological age x 100 = intelligence quotient. Wechsler intelligence scales: developed for different age groups, consist of 7 verbal + 7 performance scales which could be scored separately. Verbal: based on language and cultural knowledge; arithmetic, vocabulary, general knowledge. Performance: nonverbal skills such as spatial ability and capacity to manipulate objects; assembling blocks, solving mazes, arranging pictures to tell a story. Test-retest or split-half reliability: results must be repeatable and stable. Iq test results are generally very reliable for teens and adults: low reliability before age 7; e. g. , your iq at age 7 is not a reliable indicator of your adult. Or, are we measuring something that is(cid:374)"t part of i(cid:374)tellige(cid:374)(cid:272)e: affects the ability to make inferences.