PSY 1071 Chapter Notes -Twin Study, Twin, John Ogbu

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Intelligence is : learned and remediable, a composite of many skills, not able to be reduced to a number, terman: intelligence quotient , standford-binet test = terman"s adaptation of binet"s test. Iq somewhat related to health throughout life, greater independence during old age, and longer lifespan. Is intelligence genetic (nature) or the environment (nurture)? i. It doesn"t make sense to ask whether intelligence is due more to genes or environment: but one can ask how much variance is due to genes vs. environment, twin studies have compared i. Iqs of identical vs. fraternal twins: correlation of . 86 vs. 60 ii. Iq differences between groups: john ogbu, autonomous minorities (the amish, deliberately removed themselves from the mainstream) Involuntary minorities: stereotype threat, groups are associated with positive and negative stereotypes for different domains (asians are smart, women can"t do math) Man-made construct that has become loaded in society.

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