1. Do Now
How would you define intelligence?

2. Unit 11: Testing and Individual Differences
What is Intelligence?

3. Intelligence Can be a socially constructed concept
Society defines what intelligence is
Refers to our mental ability to do 3 things
Learn from our experiences
Solve problems
Use knowledge to adapt to new situations
Intelligence test
Used to measure mental abilities
Usually comparing performance to others

4. One intelligence vs. Multiple
Is intelligence a single factor or is it made up of multiple factors?
Spearman: believed that there was as single, general factor (g or g-factor) for mental ability
This g-factor was thought to underlie all aspects of intelligence and was being measured on intelligence tests
Thurstone tried to challenge this theory but later analysis of his experiment actually supported the idea of a general intelligence
Gardner: believes that intelligence is a multi-faceted and came up with a theory of multiple intelligences

5. Gardner’s 8 Intelligences
There are 8 different forms of intelligence, each relatively independent of the others

6. Sternberg’s Multiple Intelligences
Sternberg: believes that a complete theory of intelligence must deal with three types of intelligence (triarchic theory)
Analytical: measured by IQ tests, factual and logical
Creative: ability to use knowledge in new and creative ways
Practical: ability to apply knowledge to real-world situations

7. Comparing Theories

8. Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence could be considered a component of social intelligence.
Social Intelligence would mean being able to understand social situations and manage yourself successfully in those situations
4 parts to emotional intelligence
Perceive emotion (see it in faces, music, stories)
Understand emotion ( predict thing, how they change/blend)
Manage emotions (how to express them in different settings)
Use emotions to be creative or adaptive
individuals may not have high traditional IQ scores, they can be extremely successful due to a high EQ

9. Intelligence & the Brain
A +.33 correlation between brain size and intelligence
Highly intelligent people have above average synapses and gray matter
Gray matter = neural cell bodies (unit 2)
White matter = axons and dendrites (unit 2)
People who score high on intelligence tests
Retrieve info fast (Unit 7)
Perceive stimuli quickly

10. Today
Quiz your knowledge
Questions?...
Bonding Time
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