PSY210H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Robert Sternberg, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Habituation
15 Jan 2017
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Chapter 8: intelligence and individual differences in cognition. Psychometricians: specialize in measuring psychological characteristics, use patterns of performance on multiple test as starting point to answer questions, if test scores are correlated, it is argued that they all measure the same underlying psychological attribute. In the early (cid:883)9(cid:882)(cid:882)"s, charles spearman found that performance on mental tests correlated and proposed the existence of general intelligence (g). Hierarchical theories argue that general intelligence influences several domains of intelligence, each of which can be measured with specific testing methods. Gardner argued there are 9 distinct types of intelligence and education should aim to foster each. These types are based on developmental differences in emergence (child development), neurological bases (studies of brain damaged persons), and domains in which some people are exceptionally talented people. Robert sternberg argues that successful intelligence involves using one"s abilities skillfully to achieve personal goals.
