PSYC 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Stereotype Threat
8 Dec 2020
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Most research on intelligence has focused on the differences from one person to the next. Studies bts american whites vs. african americans. Average intelligence score white > black. Huge amount of overlap, detectable difference between the averages. Economic status difference lower incomes, poor nutrition, poor health care. Different role models, different assumptions about what life paths will be open to them. Stereotype threat describes the negative impact that social stereotypes, once activated, can have on task performance. Ex. same test with two groups of african americans. One told that is designed to assess their intelligence. Likely trigger stereotype threat does markedly worse than the. Other told that it"s composed of challenges and is not designed to assess them in any way. A set of cognitive skills and capacities. Attitudes are influenced by social pressures and prejudice. *external forces can powerfully shape each person"s achievements. Intelligence points out to urgency that everyone receives adequate nutrition and health care.
