PSY 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Abstraction, Problem Solving, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
6 Nov 2016
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Being able to adapt to changing environment. The capacity to acquire knowledge/ to learn new things. Total score is compared to scores of age mates. Iq 100 = average score at each age level. Aptitude: assess potential to learn or perform well in the future. Sat, act, gre verb and qualitative test. Aptitude and achievement scores correlated with iq. Not a perfect measure of smartness . 3 hypotheses about racial difference in intelligence: There are genetically disposed ( racial differences in intelligence) Racial differences in test scores, but biased 8. Stereotype threats: self- confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype. Stereotype threat may impair attention performance and learning. Ex. women do not perform on difficult math test as well was men unless told women usually do as well on the test. Lower iq has been linked to poverty, poor nutrition, exposure to lead or alcohol, low birth weight and complications during birth.
