PSY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Flynn Effect, Intelligence Quotient, Mental Age
25 Feb 2018
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A lot of conversation if governed by adjacency pairs. Used to both communicate and manage the conversation. Conclusion: using language is an impressive feat! Intelligence test scores have been increasing for last 100 years: cultural emphasis on education and thinking has moved from concrete to complex, creating huge advances in classification, logic, and hypothetical thought. Luria"s early (cid:1005)9(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s i(cid:374)ter(cid:448)ie(cid:449)s: what do a fish and a crow have in common, (cid:862)nothi(cid:374)g! O(cid:374)e"s a fish i (cid:272)a(cid:374) eat, a(cid:374)d the other"s a (cid:271)ird i (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t. (cid:863: sho(cid:449)s that people did(cid:374)"t thi(cid:374)k as (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)gfully (cid:271)a(cid:272)k the(cid:374); (cid:373)ost a(cid:374)s(cid:449)ers (cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)ould (cid:271)e (cid:862)they"re (cid:271)oth a(cid:374)i(cid:373)als. (cid:863) Iq scores must be re-standardized regularly because of flynn effect. Gains have mostly been at the low end. Interpersonal skill: ability to understand & interact with others.
