PSYC 3250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Army Alpha, Normal Distribution, Interpretability

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3250
• Professor: Deborah Powell

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Extent to which attributes being measured are stable/fluid. Intelligence = stable: mood/attitudes = fluid, stable attributes more useful for making decisions about people long-term impact i. e. , college admissions, 2. Type of behaviours through which psychological attribute is shown i. e. , type of behaviour: how you vote; psychological attribute: political belief: 3 stable domains most relevant to decision making, ability, contributes to many domains like scholastic performance. Interest: affe(cid:272)ts perso(cid:374)"s satisfa(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith their situatio(cid:374, personality, co(cid:374)siste(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) i(cid:374) perso(cid:374)"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour to situatio(cid:374)s. Intelligence is a construct -> can only be defined by behaviours. Intelligence is defined by many behaviours -> so a (cid:448)o(cid:272)a(cid:271) test (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t (cid:373)easure intelligence. Intelligence = success in a variety of cognitively demanding endeavors (i. e. , school, work) Individual differences in performance of tasks involving manipulation, retrieval, evaluation, or info processing: theories for the different types of mental ability. Intelligence should be measured at level of primary mental abilities.