Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Criterion Validity, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Construct Validity

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

The ability to acquire knowledge, to think and reason effectively, and deal adaptively with the environment. Rate at which people gain mental competence is characterisitcs of the person and is constant over time. The mental level (age) at which a child perform on a standardized interview . Stanford-binet (1920s) modern day iq (intelligent quotient) test. Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence (1967) Increase up to age 16, little beyond that. Some aspects of intelligence decrease in later years. Intelligence scores increasing over last 100 years (flynn affect: more info at younger age, better learning environment, perhaps education system is guided towards doing well on those tests, more knowledge on child development) March 7th at 3pm - 9 - 13 ch 75 mc 15 from lec. The ability to acquire knowledge, to think and reason effectively and deal adaptively with the environment. Flynn discovered that iq scored have been increasing over time in industrialized countries.