PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nomothetic, Verbal Reasoning, Standard Deviation
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Every new thing that happens starts with an open mind and a calm composure. Intelligence is defined as the ability to think, understand, reason and cognitively adapt to any situation. Most psychological research aims to understand the average human this is sometimes called nomothetic research. But some areas of research tries to understand why and how some humans differ from others this research is said to focus on individual differences work. Most societies believe it is in the interest of the populace to financially support the education of its citizens an educated (intelligent?) populace leads to a better country more innovation, stronger economy power. An ability to measure intelligence might be beneficial in a couple of ways . It allows you to access whether certain educational approaches lead to higher levels of success. It may allow one to tailor a child"s education to their current abilities.
