PSYC 1010 Midterm: Intelligence and psych.test construction A continuation of the theories of intelligence and the requirements of a good psychological test and methods of assessing the quality of tests.

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

*there are sub-tests within the wais and each have their own score. *verbal: information, comprehension, arithmetic, similarities, digit span, vocabulary. Eg. of test items *performance: digit symbol, substitution, picture completion, block design on wais. *a more recent approach to intelligence is the cognitive perspective: the process of intelligence rather than the amount of intelligence. *sternberg theory and the triarch of intelligence (see text book for diagram) *sub theory of the triarch of intelligence is the experiential sub theory: how the past will influence intelligence and vice versa. Practical intelligence: dealing effectively with everyday problems in life. *gardner theory of intelligence has 8 types of intelligence as opposed to. See the textbook for a chart of his categories of intelligence. *emotional intelligence: the ability to perceive and express emotion, assimilate/incorporate emotion in thought, understand and reason with emotion and regulate emotion. Characteristics of emotional intelligence: impulse control, motivated, persistent.