1. Intelligence FOUN 3100 September 10, 2003

2. www.brainybetty.com2 What is intelligence? Is it one or more abilities or is it the ability to adapt and learn?

3. www.brainybetty.com3 Is intelligence a genetic trait, similar to eye color?

4. www.brainybetty.com4 If so, are some races generally more intelligent than others?

5. www.brainybetty.com5 Does cultural bias exist in intelligence testing?

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7. www.brainybetty.com7 Can intelligence be measured?

8. www.brainybetty.com8 Are intelligence tests useful and fair?

9. www.brainybetty.com9 For what purposes do we typically measure intelligence?

10. www.brainybetty.com10 Should we measure intelligence?

11. www.brainybetty.com11 Individual Intelligence Tests

12. www.brainybetty.com12 The Binet Test Designed to identify children who were unable to learn in school Developed the 1905 scale Developed the concept of mental age (MA), an individual’s level of mental development relative to others Revisions to the Binet test are called the Stanford-Binet test

13. www.brainybetty.com13 William Stern (1912) Developed the concept of intelligence quotient (IQ) IQ = MA/CA X 100 Example: a 6-year-old (CA) with a mental age of 8 –8/6 X 100 = 133 IQ

14. www.brainybetty.com14 Wechsler Scales Overall IQ Verbal IQ Performance IQ

15. www.brainybetty.com15 Controversies and Issues in Intelligence Nature vs. Nurture Ethnicity and Culture Ability Grouping and Tracking –between-class ability grouping (tracking) –within-class ability grouping