ED PSYCH 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Harcourt Assessment, Eugenics, Psychometrics
7 Mar 2017
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A general mental capability which includes the abilities to reason, plan, sove problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, adapt and learn quickly. Darwin"s cousin believed a man"s natural abilities are derived from inheritance. Galton came up with some supporting evidence for genetic bases for intelligence, but he has no way to control for environment. Set the stage for testable research on intelligence/individual differences. Launched the field of psychometrics (literally measurement of the mind ) Came up with a slew of domain focused physiological tests. Eugenics = a (negatively)) world changing concept. Pushed for a focus on measurement of individual differences (in response to introspection) See to it that we have a practical psychology . Subtests of sensory skills, motor skills, and memory. Founded the psychological corporation (now part of the pearson behemoth) He mind is endowed with a number of faculties. Strong emphasis on finding a valid test of intelligence. Didn"t get this relationship, then the government came knowing.
