Intelligence

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  • Intelligence
    • definition
      • ability of reasoning and problem solving (Binet and Simon)
      • standard scores
        • IQ measured through standard deviations
        • Stern (1912) intelligence as a measure of mental age compared to actual age
        • (mental age / actual age*100)=IQ
        • More that 2 SD above or below the mean = abnormal
    • tests
      • Stanford-binet
        • testing cognitive ability of working memory, fluid reasoning, acquired knowledge and others
      • weshcler
        • measures verbal, non-verbal and comprehension
        • using verbal and performance tests
      • SAT
        • maths, english and writing
        • to enter the next level of education
      • MD5
        • mental ability test used for employment
    • other intelligences
      • Multiple intelligences
        • Gardener (1986)
        • believed that there was different types of intelligences : musical, novel etc
      • guildfords gi
        • contents -  different people have different knowledge for varieties of information
        • products - type of information
        • operations- what is done with this information
      • spearmans two factor model
        • g factor was for general knowledge
        • s factor was for specific knowledge
          • g and s factors found to positively correlate
            • g factor was for general knowledge
      • cattell 16
        • crystalised intelligence: acquired knowledge and experience
        • fluid intelligence: solving problems and reasoning
      • Sternbergs three factor model
        • creative
          • applying skills to new situations
        • practical
          • common sense
          • applying knowledge to the real world
        • Analytical
          • applying knowledge effectively
          • acquired knowledge
    • emotional  intelligence
      • definition
      • theory
        • Mayer and saloveys  theory of emotional intelligence
          • emotional perception: how we perceive emotion in ourself and othes
          • emotional facilitation: how you show this emotion
          • emotional understanding: your understanding of emotion and how they come together
      • measures
        • mayer and saloveys EI test
          • Mayer and saloveys  theory of emotional intelligence
            • emotional perception: how we perceive emotion in ourself and othes
            • emotional facilitation: how you show this emotion
            • emotional understanding: your understanding of emotion and how they come together
    • Creative intelligence
      • definition
        • ability to go beyond existing ideas
        • ability to go beyond conventional thinking (sternberg)
      • theories
        • three ring theory
          • combination of creativity, IQ and task commitment
        • investment theory
          • must be willing to take risks
          • higher potential in an enriched environment
          • synthetic skills+ the ability to go beyond conventional thinking
      • torrence creative intelligent test
        • picture and word based
        • on fluency, originality and flexibility
      • The Big 5 (McCrea and Costa)
        • fluency, originality, flexibility, elaboration and appropriateness
    • Genetics
      • it is found that birth order and family size have an effect on IQ
      • Flynn Effect - intelligence will flourish in an enriched environ ment
        • case of Romanian orphans (Rutter et al)- intelligence increase in an enriched environment
      • Behavioursm
        • found that we learn through experience
        • intelligence cannot be completely innate

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