PSY 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Verbal Fluency Test, Inductive Reasoning, Standardized Test
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Ethnic and cultural factors in intelligence testing. G: general intelligence, central circle, surrounded by s"s that all overlap somehow. Combination of scores of all aspects > broad spectrum score. Some people score low on one, high on others > all balance each other out. Carroll"s three-stratum theory: sorted into three levels of organization. Purpose of developing theories is to suggest possible methods of intelligence testing. Intelligence: a concept that refers to the ability to acquire knowledge, to think and reason effectively, and to deal adaptively with the environment (passer and smith, 2001) Two pioneers in the study and measurement of intelligence: First scientific studies of mental skills in 19th-century england. Hereditary genius (1869): book that traced success of intelligent individuals and argued for inherited mental constitutions (intelligence derived from parents) First to spark an interest in the measurement of intelligence; was not successful, but popularized the idea/ practice.
