PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 60: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Mental Age, Psy
17 Dec 2019
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Notes: the binet tests, alfred binet and his student theophile developed an intelligence test define abstract concepts relative to others. Intelligence quotient (iq) which refers to an individual"s mental age. Iq of 100 child"s mental age same as ca: stanford-binet 5 new binet test analyzes an individual"s responses, normal distribution symmetrical, bell-shaped curve with a majority. A bright child has an ma considerably above ca. A child with low level of intelligence has an ma considerably of cases falling in the middle of the range of possible scores & few scores appealing toward the extremes of the range. Ex: verbal comprehension, index, working memory index, Processing speed index: these allow the examiner to quickly see whether the, 3 subscales. 1 nonverbal: the use and misuse of intelligence tests, uses: Intelligence tests have real-world applications as predictors of school and job success.
