PSYC 2310 Lecture : Intelligence
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Overall ability or a bunch or specific ones. Intelligence test figuring out what core intelligence is ) spearman, 1923 found that different type of test questions are all moderately correlated with each other from this, Spearman concluded that we have a g-factor( general intelligence to use for every task, also s- factors ( specific abilities that we use for specific things) using 2 types of intelligence ) Thurstone s primary abilities looking at the same data as spearman (concluded that there is no g factor, just 7 specific ones) Cattell and horn broke spearman s g factor into 2 abilities ( crystalized ability to remember and recite it later, and fluid intelligence abstract and logical problems-education cant help you solve these problems) Carol massive factor analysis of tonnes of data concluded 3 mental skills general, broad, and narrow. Gardner- 8 multiple intelligences , possible 9th intelligence existential (controversial) Emotional intelligence- regulate emotions better as well as control their impulses -eq.