PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Gender Role, Methylphenidate, Heritability

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Steve Joordens

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All it told was if the child would be successful at school. Raito iq a stat obtained by dividing a person"s mental age by the persons physical age then multiplying by 100. Deviation iq a stat obtained by dividing a person"s test score by the average test score of people in the same age group then multiplying by 100: cant really compare iqs across age groups this way. Intelligence tests do not measure intelligence in terms of high and low they measure the ability to answer questions and perform tasks that are highly correlated care about status and income. Stanford-binet and wais are the most widely used tests today. Ratio iq is the ratio of a person"s mental to physical age and deviation. Not true its made up of a bunch of different things. Two-factor theory of intelligence every tasks requires a combination of general ability (g) and skills that are specific to the task (s)