Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Cultural Intelligence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Intelligence is the ability to acquire knowledge, to think, and reason effectively, and to deal adaptively with the environment: some theorists suggest that intelligence is culture-specific. Alfred binet developed an intelligence test to assess the mental skills of children. If a child is less competent in age 5, he/she will be less competent by age 10. Binet"s intelligence test gave rise to iq (intelligence quotient) tests, the ratio of a mental age to chronological age multiplied by a 100: however, this type of iq test is not used often anymore. Modern iq tests compare a person"s performance relative to the scores of other people of the same age. Binet & simon developed a test in early 1900"s tapping a number of abilities: correlated scores with teacher"s ratings aka criterion validity, tests were revised and the concept of mental age was introduced.