1. Rewind Reminders/Updates Intelligence and Testing – Unit XIV
March 30
Rewind
Reminders/Updates
Intelligence and Testing – Unit XIV

2. Reminders/updates Psych Bowl – Flex today Book review – Lunch today
Psych bowl – Flex tomorrow
CCN Modules DUE APRIL 12th (last one!!)
Personality Poster DUE April 14th (fix date on your calendar)

3. Unit XV Intelligence and Testing
Modules 60-64
CCN/quiz

4. 1. What is Intelligence?
Describe characteristics you think that an “intelligent” person has…without using the word “intelligence”.
Name somebody you know who has these characteristics.

5. 1. What is intelligence?
An individual is intelligent if they have the following qualities:
Goal-directed
Adaptive
Profit from experience
Solve problems
Reason (think) effectively

6. Intelligence and Culture
2. Intelligence is a socially constructed concept like other traits such as gender, shyness, aggressiveness, stability, etc. 3. Is intelligence culturally defined? Score Your Tests – “Super Sure-Fire” ___ / 15 “Soul-Folk ‘Chitlin’ ____/15 Those who view intelligence as successful adaptation to their environment are skeptical about the prospects of a culture-free test of intelligence. 4. Intelligence is whatever abilities your culture deems important.

7. Answers
Soul Folk B C A D
Sure Fire D B C A E

8. 5. Is Intelligence one “general” ability or several specific abilities?
a. Factor Analysis
1999 Exam
What does it mean to analyze factors?
A test has multiple questions about many different “factors” of personality
As the test is scored, the questions are grouped together based on the “factors” of personality assessed.
These factors are then analyzed.
100 questions
All contents (factors) of this class.
Afterward, you analyzed which content (factors) you missed the most questions from.

9. b. Spearman – General Intelligence the “G” Factor
Assess intelligence based on many factors.
High scores in all areas combined make for ONE general type of intelligence.
The “g” factor

10. c. Multiple intelligences
Savant Syndrome case studies
Rather than one “g” factor, we each have separate intelligences.
These intelligences should be assessed separately
One might be high in intelligence in one area and low in another.

11. C. Multiple Intelligences
Critics say these are TALENTS more than INTELLIGENCES or mental abilities.
See attachments
Take assessment on your own

12. Sternberg and Wagner Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
Analytical
Practical
Creative
All factors correlate
Modern intelligence tests assess all three.

13. 6. Emotional Intelligence
Cantor and Kihlstrom
EQ (rather than IQ)
The individual is self-aware
The individual can manage their emotions
The individual can delay gratification – think marshmallow test!
The individual can express and experience empathy toward others
The individual can manage conflicts.

14. 7. Is intelligence neurologically measurable?
A. There is a slight correlation between intelligence scores and BRAIN SIZE.
1. We do not know if the cause is genetic, environmental, or a combination of the two.
2. On PET scans, high performers’ brains are less!! active. Suggests stronger neural efficiency.
3. When given a simple task, high intelligence test scorers’ brain waves register simple stimuli quickly and with greater complexity. No understanding of why.

15. Intelligence Testing
8. Objective Tests Objective” means measured – tests that are forced choice, scored, and measured – usually in comparison to a standardized/normed group.
Mostly associated with trait theory of personality. (intelligence is a TRAIT)
Intelligence tests do NOT reveal inner traits, but serve to profile patterns of behavior.
Can assess many traits at once, many people at a time, in a time-saving manner.

16. Common Objective Tests
MMPI – Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (factor analyzed for many traits).
Intelligence Tests (formerly IQ)
Emotional/psychological traits (anxiety, depression, etc.)

17. 9. Intelligence Testing Eugenics Movement
White men “naturally” superior
Measure and prove his theory
Created statistical techniques for measuring traits that are still used today.
Inspired Hitler!

18. April 10 Finalize Intelligence – Unit XV Begin Personality – Unit XVI
Reminders – CCN & Personality Poster

19. Alfred Binet French Educator and scientist
Developed first objective test for purposes of identifying French children struggling to succeed
Used the concept of Mental Age
What is your mental age?
Inspired to provide a NURTURING environment

20. Lewis Terman and William Stern
Stanford
Stanford-Binet Test
Used Stern’s IQ – Intelligence Quotient (fraction)
John is 10
Functions as though he is 13
What is his IQ?

21. 10. Modern Intelligence Tests – No IQ
Standardized
Based on NORMED/STANDARDIZED measures

22. Aptitude and Achievement Tests
Tests designed to predict a FUTURE outcome or future performance.
ACT – designed to predict future GPA in college
ASVAB – designed to predict future job performance in certain career fields
Reflect – have you taken any aptitude tests?
Tests designed to assess what you already HAVE learned.
AP Psychology exam
chapter tests in class
SAGE
Reflect – what were achievement tests you’ve taken designed to measure?

23. 3) WAIS and WISC
Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
a. Most common intelligence tests used today. b. 11 sub tests within one large test. c. Measure cognitive strengths as one “g” factor. d. Helps to diagnose learning disabilities within these 11 sub categories test/sample-wisc-practice-questions/

25. Flynn Effect
Since the first standardization of most tests, scores steadily start to improve/increase. Could be the result of many influences:
Increased Education
Increased Familiarity with testing
Improved testing conditions
Increase experience with testing

26. Making a good test - Reliability
The test yields CONSISTENT scores (the same score or close to it) over and over. You can test reliability by retesting, giving alternate forms of the test, or splitting the test into two halves. Reflection – have you ever taken an unreliable survey or test?

27. Making a good test - Validity
Content Validity Construct Validity Face Validity Predictive Validity Criterion Validity *Read definitions and practice

28. Answers
Content
Predictive
Construct
Criterion
Face

29. Unit XVI – Personality Theory
Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
Socio-Cognitive
Trait
Personality Theory Study Guide