PSCH 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Standardized Test
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We use intelligence tests to give a numerical value to ones mental abilities by comparing them to others. Francis galton (1822-1911) had great enthusiasm in measuring human traits that lead to the. His goal was to quantify human superiority by means of tests on strength, reaction time, sensory precision and even head size. Despite his efforts, no correlation whatsoever was found between general mental abilities and the traits. Ie, people saw your level of intelligence and not really who you are. Lewis truman- developed the current stanford-binet intelligence test. Intelligence quotient- mental age divided by chronological age(real age) times 100. 12 years old(chronological age) and your mental abilities are the same as those who are 12 years old (mental age). Then your iq is 12/12 x 100= 100, the average iq. The stanford-binet test became applied to many people of differing races.