AP PSYCH UNIT 11: INTRODUCTION TO INTELLIGENCE Module 60

What Is Intelligence?  Intelligence is a person’s capacity for goal directed adaptive behavior includes several abilities. Ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations  Intelligence Test?  Activity: How Smart Are You?

General Intelligence The g Factor: General Intelligence  Charles Spearman believed we have one general intelligence   We all have a common skill set

Factor Analysis Intelligence is a person’s capacity for goal directed adaptive behavior includes several abilities Factor Analysis approach Statistical procedure that “clusters” different types of intelligence questions together that test the same kind of intelligence. Example: verbal, spacial, reasoning Unfolding boxes, nonsense words

Gardner’s Eight Intelligences Gardner and Multiple Intelligences  Gardner views intelligences as multiple abilities that come in different packages  Handout: 8 multiple intelligences  Devised a curriculum for schools to tap all intelligences  Savant Syndrome:  i.e Rain Man

Sternberg’s Three Intelligences Robert Sternberg: 3 Types of intelligences 1.Analytical Intelligence (academic problem solving): 2. Practical Intelligence: required for everyday tasks; multiple solutions. (Sternberg & Wagner test managerial success-don’t necessarily depend on academic problem-solving skills) 3.Creative Intelligence: Handout: Creative People Handout-> Are you Creative?

Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence (EI)  4 Components:   Good grades, high IQ are NOT always a predictor or work achievement.  Emotionally intelligent people can deal with bumps of life, get along with people, and handle conflicts.  Social Intelligence:  Academic aptitude gets you INTO the school/profession, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE needed for success!

NEUROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE A. HEAD SIZE and Intelligence? BRAIN SIZE and intelligence? B. Link possibly between how quickly we perceive what is stimulating thinking and intelligence = PERCEPTION OF THINGS! C. Speed : D. Frontal lobe activates when answering questions on intelligence tests E. Left brain-> verbal questions. Ample gray and white matter enable efficient communication between brain circuits