1. SOCIAL STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL – AP PSYCHOLOGY
General Theories
Heredity, Environment and Intelligence
Dynamics of Intelligence
Gardiner
Standardization and Norms
Unit 7—Intelligence and Testing
Assessing Intelligence
Types of Tests
Content Vocabulary:
Intelligence Test Factor analysis
Savant Emotional intelligence Mental age
Standford-Binet Intelligence quotient Achievement test
Aptitude test Wechsler scale Skill test
Interest test Standardization Normal curve
Distribution Reliability Validity
Intellectual disability Down Syndrome Howard Gardiner
Stereotyping
Ethics
Reliability and Validity
Tests
Essential Understandings/Learning Goals:
Summarize the theories on intelligence
Discuss the history of IQ and intelligence testing
Apply the formula to calculate IQ
Contrast the theories of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner, Robert Sternberg and Daniel Goleman
Explain normal distribution (bell curve)
Distinguish between reliability and validity
Discuss the evidence of nature vs. nurture on intelligence
Distinguish between types of tests