Thinking, Language and Intelligence Quiz- CONCEPT, ALGORITHM, HEURISTIC, MENTAL SET, REPRESENTATIVE HEURISTIC, AVAILABILITY HEURISTIC,PHONEME, MORPHEME, GRAMMAR, SEMANTICS, SYNTAX.FACTOR ANALYSIS, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, MENTAL AGE, WAIS, STANDARDIZATION, NORMAL CURVE, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY

AP Psychology Unit 10 (Chapters 10 & 11)

LIST THREE BEHAVIORS TO BE DISTINCTIVELY CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLIGENT OR UNINTELLIGENT PEOPLE: 1. 2. 3.SO THEN WHAT IF …YOU ARE THAT KID WITH MUSICAL TALENTS OR SAY YOU ARE AN ACCLAIMED DANCER BUT WHEN TESTED AT YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR INTELLIGENCE SCORES WERE ONLY AVERAGE

INTELLIGENCE ???

CAN WE MAKE AN ARGUMENT ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OR VALIDITY OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS?

WHAT IS THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE?

WHAT MAKES THE “GIFTED CHILD” EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SO DESIRABLE TO PARENTS? PRO’S AND CON’S? WAS THIS YOU OR WERE YOU A HATER?

REMEMBER OUR MOTTO: TDA!

12 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INTELLIGENCE:

1. IQ IS ASSOCIATED WITH BASIC ABILITIES2. ATTENDANCE CORRELATES WITH IQ3. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BIRTH ORDER4. IS RELATED TO BREAST FEEDING5. VARIES BY BIRTHDAY6. IT EVENS OUT WITH AGE7. INTELLIGENCE IS PLURAL8. HEAD SIZE IS CORRELATED WITH IQ9. PREDICT REAL WORLD OUTCOMES10. DEPENDS ON CONTEXT11. IQ IS GOING UP12. MAY BE INFLUENCED BY SCHOOL LUNCH MENU

Intelligence- “Do each of us have an inborn mental capacity and can we quantify this capacity as a meaningful number?”

AP Psychology Chapter 11 p. 431

What is Intelligence and is it a single ability?

Definition- the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.General Intelligence- Spearman, factor analysis and g.Thurstone, seven clusters of primary mental abilities.Multiple Intelligence Theories- Howard Gardner, savants, Eight IntelligencesAspects of Successful Intelligence- Robert Sternberg,Triarchic theory (analytical, creative, practical)Comparing Theories of Intelligence Table 11.2 p. 436

Emotional Intelligence- ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotion.

Creativity- ideas that are valuable and novel, expertise, imaginative thinking skills, venturesome personality, intrinsic motivation, a creative environment.

Can intelligence be neurologically measured?Brain size and “fast brains”

Assessing IntelligenceOrigins of the Intelligence TestAlfred Binet and predicting school achievement, a child’s mental age.Lewis Terman and the innate IQ, Stanford Binet test, William Sterns Intelligence Quotient, mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100.Modern tests- aptitude versus achievement, Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS).Principles of test construction- standardization, reliability and validity.

The Dynamics of Intelligence

Stability versus change in test scores over ones life.

Low extreme of IQ testing- mental retardation and downs syndrome. Degrees of Mental Retardation 11.3.The “over 135 whiz kids” and “gifted child programs.”

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Genetic Influence- twin studies, family members.Environmental Influence- the destitute orphanage and human enrichment, prolonged schooling.Group differences in Test Scores- Racial differences, high scores equal high income, gender differences in spelling, verbal, nonverbal, sensation, underachievement, math and spatial aptitudes, emotion detecting abilities.Bias in testing Intelligence- biased in sense they are sensitive to performance differences due to cultural experience but they do predict accurately for most groups, however there is a stereotype threat.