AP Psychology
Part I Notes from Myers
Unit XI Intelligence
I.
What is Intelligence?
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Use Inside Out exercise, if I get it to play
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Use my word doc and defining intelligence activity for in-class exercise
II.
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Built on perspectives approach
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Students generate own definition after working in group
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Students eval each set of defs for “Wow!” and “Wonder!” statements/questions
Assessing Intelligence
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Use timeline of intelligence testing (see my word doc “Abbreviated Chronology of Intelligence Testing”) Post pictures of key players?
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Can do time toast or in class gallery walk
Use WAIS chart and discuss components of design (student brings in items)
III. The Dynamics of Intelligence
a. Intellectual Disability
b. Down Syndrome
IV. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
Part II Activities
A.
See Martin Bolt binder—may do some of those
B. See my testing chronology notes from last year—can do “Time Line Gallery Walk in Class” (Set up on TimeToast) Hmmm?? (Open with this or Inside Out
if I get it to play)
C. Give students definitions and ask to evaluate in class
Given teacher generated list of definitions, sort 10 definitions FROM THE PSYCHOLOGIST’S LIST by “perspectives” and “state why you chose to do so;” For
example,
Definition
“The ability to carry on
abstract thinking.” L.
M. Terman quoted in
[35]
Perspective (from our
seven )
Cognitive Perspective
Why?
Definition refers to
intelligence as a “mental
activity or process”
manipulating
information; “abstract”
thinking refers back to
Piaget
D. Next, identify 3-4 traits that all of the definitions have in common and list them in bullet form
E. Finally, propose your own definition, indicate the perspective represented in your definition and state why
Note: Please complete this exercise in typed, chart form using example from above
F. Amy Fineburg Cross Reference
Unit 11: Testing and Individual Differences
Myers’ Psychology for AP™
Section
What is Intelligence?
AP Objective
Define intelligence and list
characteristics of how
psychologists measure
intelligence:
Further Myers’ Psychology
for AP™ Coverage
Activities from Bolt’s Instructor’s
Resources
See also: Unit 3: Biological
Bases of Behavior: Unit 6:
Learning; Unit 7: Cognition
Lecture/Discussion Topics:
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— abstract versus verbal
measures;
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— speed of processing.
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Discuss how culture influences
the definition of intelligence.
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Compare and contrast historic
and contemporary theories of
intelligence (e.g., Charles
Spearman, Howard Gardner,
Robert Sternberg).
Identify key contributors in
intelligence research and testing
See also: Unit 14: Social
Psychology
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See also: Unit 1:
Psychology’s History and
Approaches
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Twelve Interesting Facts
About Intelligence
Intelligence as the Capacity
to Adapt
Savant Syndrome
Kim Peek’s Brain
Gardner’s Theory of
Multiple Intelligences
Successful Intelligence
The Psychology of Wisdom
Myths About Emotional
Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence: An
Ability or Collection of
Eclectic Traits?
Fostering Children’s
Emotional Intelligence
Intelligence, Self-Discipline,
and Academic Performance
Reaction Time, Intelligence,
and Longevity
(e.g., Alfred Binet, Francis
Galton, Howard Gardner,
Charles Spearman, Robert
Sternberg, Louis Terman, David
Wechsler).
Classroom Exercises:
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See also: Unit 1:
Psychology’s History and
Approaches
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The Factor Analysis
Approach
Questionnaire for Business
Management
The Autism-Spectrum
Quotient
Sternberg’s Balance Theory
of Wisdom
Ego-Resiliency
Ten Facets of Emotional
Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence Scale
“Reading the Mind in the
Eyes” Test: Sample Items
Videos:
Moving Images: Exploring
Psychology Through Film:
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Program 15: Intelligence:
One Ability or Many?
 Program 3: Brain and
Behavior: A Contemporary
Phineas Gage
Psychology Video Tool Kit:
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Assessing Intelligence
Define intelligence and list
characteristics of how
psychologists measure
intelligence:
See also: Unit 3: Biological
Bases of Behavior: Unit 6:
Learning; Unit 7: Cognition
Savant Music Skills
Savant Art Skills: In Autism
and Dementia
Classroom Exercises:
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A World War I IQ Test
Issues in Testing
Reliability and Validity
— abstract versus verbal
measures;
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— speed of processing.
Student Project:
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Explain how psychologists
design tests, including
standardization strategies and
other techniques to establish
reliability and validity.
Interpret the meaning of scores
in terms of the normal curve.
Remote Associates Test
Joining Mensa
Classroom Exercise/Student
Project:
See also: Unit 2: Research
 Understanding Predictive
Methods: Thinking
Validity
Critically with Psychological
Science
Videos:
Psychology: The Human
Experience:
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Module 17: Pros and Cons of
Intelligence Tests
Psychology Video Tool Kit:
Describe relevant labels related
to intelligence testing (e.g.,
gifted, cognitively disabled).
See also: Unit 2: Research
Methods: Thinking
Critically with Psychological 
Science
See also: Unit 14: Social
Debate the appropriate testing
Psychology
practices, particularly in relation
to culture-fair test uses.
See also: Unit 2: Research
Locking Away the
“Feeblemnded”: A Shameful
History
Identify key contributors in
intelligence research and testing
(e.g., Alfred Binet, Francis
Galton, Howard Gardner,
Charles Spearman, Robert
Sternberg, Louis Terman, David
Wechsler).
The Dynamics of Intelligence
Describe relevant labels related
to intelligence testing (e.g.,
gifted, cognitively disabled).
Methods: Thinking
Critically with Psychological
Science
See also: Unit 1:
Psychology’s History and
Approaches
See also: Unit 14: Social
Psychology
Lecture/Discussion Topics:
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Why Do Intelligent People
Fail?
Giftedness
Are Intelligent People
Happier?
Video:
ActivePsych: Digital Media
Archive, 2nd ed.:
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Genetic and Environmental
Influences on Intelligence
Discuss how culture influences
the definition of intelligence.
See also: Unit 14: Social
Psychology
Psychologist Ellen Winner
Discusses “Gifted Children”
Lecture/Discussion Topics:
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Genes and Intelligence
Misunderstanding
Heritability
Teaching Intelligence
Environmental Explanation
of Group Differences
Intelligence as Culturally
Defined
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The SAT: A Case Study in
Testing
Unanswered Questions
About Intelligence
Classroom Exercises:
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Incremental Versus Entity
Theories of Intelligence
Blacks as a “Castelike”
Minority
Culture-Biased and CultureFair Tests
Videos:
ActivePsych: Digital Media
Archive, 2nd ed.:
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Hothouse Babies: Mother
Tries to Teach Her TwoYear-Old Multiplication
The Brain, 2nd ed.:
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Module 4: Intelligence and
Culture