PSYC 1010 : Chapter 9 PSYC 1010 NOTES
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Ken jennings- contestant that won a lot on jeopardy; highly intelligent. Thomas edison- believed trivia assessed intelligence: albert einstein took his test he failed. Moe norman- genius in golf gerhard herzberg- genius won nobel prize: exceptional ability but in different spheres. Leilani muir- sterilized 14 mental defectiveness was told she was having surgery on appendix: william james sidis and norbert wiener, gifted children allowed to enrol at harvard. Sidis admitted at 11, youngest ever undergraduate at harvard. Norbert capitalized on his potential unlike sidis. Psychological test: is a standardized measure of a sample of a person"s behaviour. They are measurement instruments, used to measure individual differences in abilities, aptitude, interests, personality. Sample limitation of test= a particular behaviour sample may not be representative of your characteristic behaviour. (people have bad days) Most tests can be placed in one of 2 broad categories: mental ability test and personality tests. Originated with efforts to measure general mental ability.