Ch. 3 The Trouble with Geniuses Sandy Fang Angela Chang Harrison Mitsanas

Interesting Facts about Intelligence Quotient https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX4-UBFNBsA

ENGAGE/MOTIVATE In your journals, write about the following prompt for 10 minutes. · Gladwell says that many people and companies in our society are “convinced that those at the very top of the IQ scale have the greatest potential”. Do you agree with this statement? Explain. · How does IQ affect your life? After 10 minutes, in groups of four, discuss your thoughts and come to a consensus. Each group will then select a representative to share its perspective.

CH 3 SUMMARY -TERMAN’S EXPERIMENT….TERMITES -THERE IS A THRESHOLD FOR INTELLIGENCE -RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUCCESS AND IQ WORKS ONLY UP TO A POINT -AFTER AN IQ OF ABOUT 120, HAVING ADDITIONAL IQ POINTS DOESN’T TRANSLATE TO ANY MEASURABLE REAL-WORLD ADVANTAGE -2 TYPE OF IQ TESTS: CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE TESTS -CONVERGENCE TESTS HAVE ONE ANSWER WHILE DIVERGENCE TESTS HAVE MANY ANSWERS AND REQUIRE MORE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY -SOME PEOPLE WITH HIGH IQS HAVE LOW DIVERGENCE TEST SCORES AND VICE VERSA

What is IQ? Total Score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to measure intelligence Measured on standard deviation curve Major determinant of how society measures intelligence

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE CONVERGENCE IQ TEST: Raven’s Progressive Matrices http://testyourself.psychtests.com/bin/transfer?req=MnwzMTEwfDQ2MjEwNzB8MXwx&refempt= Do your results accurately reflect your intellectual potential? If so, how?

IQ & Outlier · In general, the higher your score, the more education you will get, the more money you are likely to make, and believe or not, the longer you will live. Albert.Einstein IQ: 160 Stephen Hawking IQ: 160 Christopher Langan IQ: 195

IQ Score vs. Success For those with an IQ of 120 or higher, scores make little to no difference in terms of success True determinants of success: practice, favorable environmental conditions, innovation, and curiosity

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE DIVERGENCE TEST Write down as many different uses that you can think of for the following objects: A brick A blanket

REFLECTION -Compare your divergence and convergence test results -Do they correlate?

Check for Understanding -5 TEST QUESTIONS Which number is not in the normal (average) IQ range? A. 65 B. 75 C. 100 D. 125

2. Raven’s Progressive Matrices is an example of a(n) ___ ? Convergence test Divergence test Drivers test Elementary school test

3. ___________ tests require more creativity and have more than one correct answer. Stanford-Binet Divergence Scholastic Aptitude Convergence

4. Who were the termites? Insects that destroyed a pricey home at Oyster Bay, New York Gifted students who participate in John Hopkins’ CTY program A select group of British children who passed Mensa’s IQ test in 1965 A group of young “geniuses” subject to intense psychological study during the 20th century

5. All the following were achieved by at least one of the “Termites” except: Becoming a California senator or representative Publication of books Winning the Nobel Prize (in any subject) Becoming a judge

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