PSYC 001 Chapter Notes -Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Robert Sternberg, Lewis Terman
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One of most widely studied topics in all of psychology. Some argue intelligence = measurement of intelligence tests. Tests invented to measure nor define intelligence. Ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt efficiently to the environment, to learn from experience, to engage in various forms of reasoning, to overcome obstacles by taking thought. Iq = (mental age/ chronological age) x 100 (or ma/ca x 1000 (children) Ex. child w/ ca=10, ma = 12. 85 & 115 = 1 standard deviation. Iq test: verbal, spatial, mathematical like sat. Consistency of results - should get similar scores. Questions correlating highly w/ other items > high internal reliability. Tests > measure intelligence; not something else. Doesn"t measure social, emotional, musical, bodily, practical, and natural history. Cannot predict how happy you will be with life/job. Equivalent chronological age of child reached based on intelligence test. Alfred binet - early 1900s w/ french school children. Stanford-binet (lewis terman made us version of binet test)
