PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter module 9.2: Louis Leon Thurstone, Stereotype Threat, Factor Analysis
16 Apr 2017
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Intelligence should manifest itself in many different domains. Factor analysis: statistical technique that examines correlations between variables to find clusters of related variables, or factors . Scientific evidence for intelligence as a general ability dates back to 20th century work done by charles spearman. Charles spearman: developed techniques to calculate correlations among multiple measures of mental abilities. Spearman found that schoolchildren"s grades in different school subjects were positively correlated, even though the content of different subjects were different. He hypothesized the existence of a general intelligence factor (abbreviated as. Spearman believed that g represented a person"s mental energy . General intelligence factor (g): a basic cognitive trait comprising the ability to learn, reason, and solve problems, regardless of their nature. Overall intelligence, indicated by g, is related to many real-world phenomena, from how well we do at work to how well our brain functions.
