PSYC 3090 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, David Wechsler, Jean Piaget
20 Apr 2016
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Intelligence: a multifaceted capacity that includes the abilities to: Find the right words and thoughts with facility. However, intelligence is not limited to this description and this list should be considered a point for reflection on one"s own personal definition. Sternberg and associates sought to shed light on the lay public"s definition of intelligence, as well as its definition by psychologists. Differences between laypeople"s definitions and that of experts included motivation (with experts tending to emphasize motivation) and the interpersonal aspects of intelligence (as emphasized in the lay public"s definition). Seigler and richards (1980) asked developmental psychology students to list behaviors associated with intelligence in infancy, childhood, and adulthood. Different conceptions of intelligence as a result of development were noted (e. g. , coordination as a characteristic of intelligence in infancy, and verbal facility as characterizing intelligence in childhood). Yussen and kane (1980) found that notions of intelligence emerge as early as first grade.
