PSYC 250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Longitudinal Study, Heredity, Heritability
16 Nov 2016
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Intelligence: is the ability to solve problems and adapt and learn from experiences: ability to problem solve, capacity to adapt and learn. It cannot be directly measured: we can only evaluate indirectly by studying and comparing the intelligent acts that people perform. Compare and contrast the following: stanford binet & wechsler offer examples. Short-term memory: a general composite score is still obtained to reflect overall intelligence, the stanford-binet continues to be one of the most widely used tests to assess students"intelligence. Wechsler scales: the set of tests include: Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence 3rd edition (wppsi-iii) 2 years 6 months to 7 years 3 months of age. Wechsler intelligence scale for children 4th edition (wisc-iv) The wechsler adult intelligence scale third edition (wais-iii): the wechsler scales not only provide an overall iq score and scores on a number of subtests but also yield several composite indexes:
