Psychology 2043A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Botany, Magnet School, Differentiated Instruction

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: Esther Goldberg

Document Summary

When talking about mental retardation, certain criteria have been set upon which a diagnosis is made. In contrast, the term giftedness" is not a diagnostic term there is no such thing as being diagnosed with giftedness. It is a term that designates an exceptionality rather than a diagnosis. As discussed in the last lecture, iq is normally distributed, and most people are close to the average (iq=100) There are relatively few people who fall to either extreme. This applies to both the low extreme (mental retardation) and the high extreme (giftedness) When we discuss giftedness, we"re often referring to people in the top two percent (iq > 130) Proportionately in society, we should have the same number of people who are gifted as those who are mentally retarded. Often, with regards to giftedness, all we look for is the individual"s iq. This is in contrast to the idea that many different factors (including iq) apply to mental retardation.