Transcript of Measuring Intelligence. (Spiral) Introduction to Intelligence KWL: K: List 20 words that relate to...
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- Measuring Intelligence
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- (Spiral) Introduction to Intelligence KWL: K: List 20 words
that relate to intelligence. W: Read the Review on Myers pg. 415.
For each of the five sections, come up with 2 intelligent questions
about the terms, ideas, or theories presented in that section. L:
Listen and look for answers to your questions during the
lecture.
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- Is intelligence one ability, or is it comprised of several,
distinct abilities? One core ability Factor analysis: a statistical
procedure that links underlying abilities together to form
intelligence Spearmans g is general intelligence + spin offs Brain
anatomy and neural processing speed A combination of several
abilities Sternbergs three intelligence domains Gardeners eight
multiple intelligences Fluid and crystalized intelligence
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- Spearman and g When? 1904 Governing Principle: Factor analysis:
Find correlations among many different mental abilities related to
intelligence. Analyze them to find closely related clusters of
abilities. If several abilities correlate highly with each other,
some mysterious single factor must be influencing them all. This
uniting factor, or core, is called g. EX. Bob is good at spatial
reasoning, memorizing equations, and French. The one factor that
all of these aptitudes have in common is g, or general
intelligence.
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