Class 22 –Intelligence Notes PDF

Class 22 –Intelligence Today’s plan: - Midterm 2 recap - Intelligence 6 November 2024 Who is intelligent? What is Intelligence? Ability to understand c...

Class 22 –Intelligence Today’s plan: - Midterm 2 recap - Intelligence 6 November 2024 Who is intelligent? What is Intelligence? Ability to understand complex ideas, to APA Task Force adapt effectively to the environment, to learn from experience, to engage in various forms of reasoning, to overcome obstacles by taking action through thought E. G. Boring Whatever intelligence tests measure Why do we measure intelligence? Raymond Cattell (1971) Crystallized vs. Fluid Intelligence Hi CI Low FI Hi FI Low CI Classifying intelligence Different approaches from video: Crystallized vs. Fluid Intelligence (Cattell) Classifying intelligence Different approaches covered in video: Crystallized vs. Fluid Intelligence (Cattell) Practical, creative & analytical intelligence (Sternberg) Classifying intelligence The search for a general intelligence factor, or g (Spearman) Overall aptitude or the ability to deal with cognitive complexity. What is the evidence?  Classifying intelligence General intelligence is made up of many Logical specific intelligences Mechanical s s g s s Spatial Mathematical Each ability combin Spearman’s two-factor theory Warning on classifying intelligence Sir Francis Galton (1884) Multiple dimensions Speed Muscular strength Head size Detection of differences (e.g., weights) Heritability of intelligence Sir Francis Galton (1884)  Advocated selective breeding based on heritability of intelligence (i.e. eugenics) “check the birthrate of the unfit, instead of allowing them to come into being, though doomed in large numbers to perish prematurely” “...the improvement of the race by furthering the productivity of the Fit by early marriages and healthful rearing of their children.” Time for an intelligence test  Thaayorre Intelligence Test Edward River, Northern Australia Why was this test biased? Eurocentric Intelligence Test Australia/US What number comes next in the following sequence: 1 2 5 6 9 10 ___________ How many weeks are in a year? ___________ Filthy is to disease as clean is to __________ Filthy is to disease as clean is to __________ 1. Three of the following may classified with pool. What are they? lagoon swamp lake marsh pond (circle your answers) 2. Which items may be classified with clock? ruler thermometer rainguage tachometer (circle your answers) 3. If BAD is written 214, how would you write DIG in the same secret writing? ______ 4. If Mary's aunt is my mother, what relation is Mary's father to my sister? _______ 5. Why does the state require people to get a license in order to get married? 6. What is the thing to do if you find an envelope in the street that is sealed, addressed and has a new stamp? 7. Why should you keep away from bad company? What is test bias?  Cultural bias -differences between groups  National norms may be unfair -White  white comparison -Minority  white comparison  Third variables driving group differences For Friday Read 7.6 & video for today!