PSYC 3090 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Arnold Gesell, Developmental Psychology, Predeterminism

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3090
• Professor: Krista Trobst

Document Summary

Intelligence may or may not be observable: when words fail, the search for an adequate & acceptable definition of intelligence has led studies, such as metabolism studies & brain-mapping studies. Intelligence defined: views of the lay public: research conducted by sternberg wanted to show how intelligence is defined by the general public & psychologists, in one study, 476 people were asked to list behaviors they associated with intelligence", Academic intelligence", everyday intelligence", and unintelligence": 28 non-psychologists were then asked to rate on a scale of 1 9 high characteristic each of the behaviors was for the ideal intelligent" person, academically intelligent" person & the. Intelligence defined: views of scholars and test professionals. Francis galton: francis galton was the first person to publish on the hereditary of intelligence, thus framing the nature-nurture debate. He believed that most intelligent people were those equipped with the best sensory abilities.