AP Psychology Unit 10 (Chapters 10 & 11)
INTELLIGENCE ???
AP Psychology Chapter 11 p. 431
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 Intelligences
Aspects 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”
Origins of the Intelligence Test
Alfred 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.
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 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.