PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Stephen Hawking, Lewis Terman, Verbal Reasoning
5 Apr 2018
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Lecture 8-1: intelligence 101d lifespan developmental psychology. Ability to solve problems and adapt and learn from everyday experiences. Ability to think abstractly or solve problems effectively. One general cognitive ability or many specific abilities. 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. Mental age (ma): person"s level of mental development relative to others. Intelligence quotient (iq): individual ma divided by ca, multiplied by 100. A 10-year-old child scores the same as 12 year olds do on average. Normal distribution: symmetrical distribution of scores around a mean. Different versions for adults, children/adolescents, and preschoolers. Tools dependent upon administrator"s skills, knowledge, and integrity. 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.
