What is the purpose of Psychometric theories
- uses patterns of test perfomance as a starting point to answer questions
- test that are designed to help us assess intelligence.
Types of pscyhometric tests
Sperman
Thurstone
Hierarchical theories (Carroll’s theory)
Sperman theory
Provides a measure of general intelligence
general intelligence = problem solving, cognitive capabilities, ability to think things through
Thurston theory
says that we have a specific intelligence = things that we have learned
eg. word comprehension, vocabulary
What is different about Carroll’s theory?
its a compromise between Sperman (general) and Thustone (specific)
Fluid vs Crystallized
- Fluid: Ability to perceive relations among stimuli
–> Problem solving, something that no one can really teach you how to do
Crystallized : knowlegde and skills accumulated within one’s culture
–> things that I would have learned
Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences
there are 9 types of intelligence
what are the 9 intelligences
linguistic: use language effectively and creatively.
logical-mathematical:logical reasoning, problem-solving, and mathematical calculations
spatial: involves visualizing and manipulating objects in one’s mind.
musical: ability to understand, create, and interpret music.
bodily-kinesthetic: involves using one’s body effectively, whether in sports, dance, or hand-eye coordination activities.
Interpersonal: capacity to understand and interact effectively with others , often empathetic and skilled at communication
intrapersonal: related to self-awareness and understanding one’s own emotions, motivations, and goals.
naturalistic: relates to recognizing, categorizing, and understanding nature and living things. connected to the environment
existential: involves contemplating deep questions about human existence, such as the meaning of life and death.
What is the second aspect of intelligence according to Gardner
Emotional Intelligence
What is emotional intelligence
Ability to perceive emotions accurately, understand emotions, and regulate emotions
- They can talk to somebody and be able to recognize their non verbal emotions – they also have ability to be flexible with their response
- these are people who are good at validating – understand the emotion.
Emotional Intelligence and Indigenous children
- trauma within indigenous people, harder to show emotions – can trickle down multiple generations
Sternberg theory of successful Intelligence
Requires 3 types of abilities:
Analytic
Creative
Practical
Analytic Ability
can analyze and generate different solutions
Creative ability
can be flexible in your approach and problem solving
Practical ability
knowing which solutions will work and which will not work
IQ is short for
Inteliigence quotient
What differs the IQ from the other types of intelligence
IQ is a test used to predict academic success
Binet and the development of intelligence testing
- used Mental age to distinguish bright from dull children
- Led to the Standford-Binet
What is the average IQ
100
What is WISC-V short for
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-V
it includes subtests for 5 cognitive domains and an overall score
What makes Wisc-v important
- starts at the age 6
- the test starts to become more stable and reliable
Flynn Effect
Increases in IQ scores over time
: our IQ getting higher but were comparing them to other kids our age
academic expectations changes overtime,
Impact of ethnicity
- IQ scores developed in NA and a lot of samples were using white people .. this indicates a cultural bias
– Meaning we are not tapping in into things that are important in other cultures
– Testing in a way we assume that they have learned the same way is UNFAIR
culture fair intelligence tests
includes test items based on experiences common to many cultures
also looking at samples and recognizing the need of diversity in samples
-made to reduce differences but doesnt eliminate them
