PSY 3617 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Louis Leon Thurstone, David Wechsler, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
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Louis thurstone: a pioneer in the study of intelligence who argues that intelligence should not be understood as a single, unified ability but as numerous distinct abilities that have little relationship to one another. Intelligence is numerous distinct abilities that have no relationship to one another. Multiple factor analysis- enabled him to identify underlying factors in a large data set-found several independent factors underlying all abilities. Hierarchical model of intelligence: specific abilities (s) exist and are important, but they are all at least somewhat related to one another and to a global, overall, general intelligence (g: contemporary theories of intelligence. James cattell: a leading figure in the study of intelligence who proposed separate fluid and crystallized intelligences. Fluid intelligence: the ability to reason when faced with problems. Crystallized intelligence: the body of knowledge one has accumulated as a result of life experiences. John carroll: a contemporary leader in the study of intelligence who has proposed the three-stratum theory of intelligence.
