APSY-UE 20 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Intelligence Quotient, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Pragmatics
18 Oct 2016
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Intelligence tests designed to produce a single score, called intelligence quotient (iq) Intelligence was often referred to as g for this general mental ability widely to place, judge, categorize, and describe people in various life settings, like school, workplace, and the military. 70s-80s: researches questioned validity of g tests biased toward certain economic classes & cultural groups, educational opportunities dictated by the scores. Criticism grew, iq tests began to fade. Howard gardner introduced the view of multiple intelligences. Gardner demonstrated that the human brain is not only diverse in its ability but also extremely specialized in its functioning. Conteded that different parts of the human brain are responsible for different aspects of intelligence or, more correctly, different intelligences altogether. Reviewed evidence from studies of prodigies, gifted individuals, brain-damaged patients, idiot-savants, normal children, normal adults, experts in different lines of work, and individuals from diverse cultures. Developed a set of 8 indicators/signs that define an intelligence:
