PSY210H1 Lecture Notes - Normal Distribution, Prenatal Care, Cultural Bias
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Psychometric approach: to cognitive development is the basis for the wide variety of intelligence tests available for assessing children"s mental abilities. Rather than focusing on the process of thinking (piaget/vygotsky) Alfred binet: a holistic view: intelligence corresponds to chronological age of the child, stanford-binet intelligence scale. The factor analysts: a multifaceted view: factor analysis: to find out if intelligence is one trait or an assortment of abilities. It identifies sets of test items that cluster together, meaning that test takers who do well on one item in a cluster tend to do well on the others. Distinct clusters are called factors: early factor analysts: To make up for the difference between factors, needing specific skills unique to the task: contemporary extensions: (spearman & thurstone) Combined both approaches of (g) + specific intelligence. Highest level = (g) measured by subtests, groups of related items: crystalized vs. fluid intelligence (cattel)
