PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Inductive Reasoning, Habituation, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
23 Jan 2014
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The extremes of intelligence and creativity (textbook) Ability to solve problems and adapt and learn from everyday experiences. Definitions vary : thinking and memory skills, ability to think abstractly or solve problems effectively, includes creativity and interpersonal skills, one general cognitive ability or many specific abilities, early definitions: innate ability. Measuring intelligence: the stanford-binet test (alfred binet; lewis terman) Originally intended to identify students who needed special help. Content: verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, abstract/visual reasoning, and short- term memory. The normal curve and stanford-binet iq scores. Different versions for adults, children/adolescents, and preschoolers: verbal comprehension index, perceptual reasoning index, working memory index, processing speed index, full scale iq: all indices, general ability index: vci + pri. Tools dependent upon administrator"s skill and knowledge. Iq tests can easily lead to false expectations and generalizations; self-fulfilling prophecies. Should be used as part of a test battery; other factors also affect success. Controversy over breaking intelligence down into multiple abilities.
