Unit 9: Intelligence by Kaitlynn Eileen Stanton

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kaitlynnsta5797 — 2017-02-27 13:36:05 UTC

what is intelligence?
knowledge applied to life, and situations

ability to learn from experience solve problems; and use knowledge to adapt
socially and culturally constructed smart = success

smartness has nothing to do with success

Alfred binet- first IQ test in France called binet simon scale
goal:
identify students who needed special attendance in an academic setting

Lewis terman- educational psychologist
first IQ test in USA
Promoted dthe use of IQ president

William stern- invented term IQ (intelligence quotient)

LL Thurstone
created standard deviation around the 7 primary mental abilities
developed the mean and standard deviation for the IQ score --able to quantify and measure what IQ is

influential in field of intelligence

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kaitlynnsta5797 — 2017-02-28 13:58:57 UTC

standarazation
sample group
see if meaningful and reliable
normal curve

flynn effect
mean switched to higher number
looks the same
smarter and smarter thru generations

mental age / chronological age x100 = IQ

IQ Classification
100= normal
110-119 = bright normal
120-129=superior
130=very superior
150< = truly gifted

IQ score below 70
intellectual disability
50-69=mild
35-49= moderate
20-34=severe
20>= profound

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kaitlynnsta5797 — 2017-03-07 13:26:37 UTC

2 ways to measure intelligence

apptitude- very accurate(fututre predictor) SAT ACT
Achievement- what you already know (in the moment) unit test
Weshler came up with tests
WAIS (audlts) WISC (children) WPPSI (preschool)

reliability
consitant scores

validity
tests what is supposed to test (math tests math)

analytical intelligence
book smarts
executive
performance carry out actions to solve problem
knowledge new info learned and stored in brain
components of analytical

kaitlynnsta5797 — 2017-03-08 13:42:45 UTC

Divergent Thinking
thinks in many different way all at the same time
getting more out of experiences but also living in the moment

motivation = better performance
better emploument
less criminal
more likely to be

JP Guilford
convergent
the process of findi a signle best solution ot a problem that you are tryin got solve

divergent
the process of creating many unique solutions in order to solve a problem