Psychology 2080A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Online Analytical Processing, Standard Deviation, Intelligence Quotient
9 Apr 2013
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Chapter 9: theories of intelligence and the binet scales. Alfred binet defines intelligence as: the tendency to take and maintain definite direction the capacity to make adaptations for the purpose of attaining a desired end and the power of auto criticism. Spearmen: the ability to enduce wither relations or correlates. There are many different definitions of intelligence given all by different researchers. People have said that intelligence tests are biased because they do not consider socioeconomic backgrounds. There are many critiques of intelligence test. The binet scale has been revised at least 5 times. Experiment: wissler indicated that simple functions such as reaction time and sensory acuity failed to discriminate well among individuals of high and low scholastic ability. Defined intelligence as the tendency to take and maintain definite direction the capacity to make adaptations for the purpose of attaining a desired end and the power of auto criticism. Binet wanted to measure judgment, attention and reasoning.
