Intelligence Essay
AP Psychology
Mr. Gambale
One of the biggest debates in psychology today is over the nature and mutability
of intelligence. Your assessment for this unit is to write an essay on these topics
which outline this debate and take a stand on the issues. In the essay, you must:
1. Define intelligence
2. Make an argument as to whether intelligence is MORE genetically
determined or environmentally influenced.
3. In your essay, you must refer to at least the following people and concepts.
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Alfred Binet

Lewis Terman
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Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence
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WAIS
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Reliability
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Validity
4. You must find and refer to at least 4 articles from either scientific journals
or mainstream publications which describe such studies.
a. For 10 points off the essay, I can provide these articles for you.