PSY210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Psychometrics, Intelligence Quotient, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
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O problem-solving abilities: verbal ability, social competence. More questions or both: are differences in intelligence caused by environmental factors, genetic factors, Psychologists do not completely agree about how to define and measure intelligence. But many tests assume to measure intelligence in infants, children and adults. Some consensus among general public, university students and psychologists. Using standardized tests to identify individual differences. Psychometrician designer of intelligence tests (always guides by a particular theory of intelligence) Test norms are the values or sets of values that describe the typical performance of a specific group of people (page 392) Validity is the extent to which a test actually measures what it claims to measure (pg. Reliability is the degree to which a test yield consistent results over successive. Concerned with products (iq scores) rather than underlying processes. Intelligence as mental-processing speed: sternberg"s theory of successful intelligence, gardner"s theory of multiple intelligences. Tasks measuring reaction time and inspection times are correlated with iq-scores.
