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Intelligence & Creativity
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Defining Intelligence The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test Order of increasing difficulty Test-item construction Mental Age Determined (no longer used) Intelligence Quotient (MA/CA)*100=IQ **No Longer Used**
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The Wechslter Intelligence Test Verbal Performance: Problem solving Picture completion Object assembly WAIS: Adult verbal, performance and a combined total WISC: Children 6-16
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Other Theories Spearman Thurstone/Guilford Gardner Sternbert
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Qualities of a Test Reliability Validity Standardization
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What is Intelligence? Influence of Society on Definition of Intelligence What is worthwhile at the time Is Intelligence Inherited? Heredity Twin Studies
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Issues in Intelligence Testing Individual v. Group Testing Individual: One examiner, one test taker Group: highly verbal test (less $$$$)
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Issues in Intelligence Testing Uses and Limits of IQ scores Court Cases WASP Cultural Bias – unfair measurement of cultural groups’ abilities
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The Effects of Mental Challenge Stimulation is important Development of brain cells Also: heredity, education, social class, environment, nutrition)
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Personal Characteristics High Self-esteem Less gullible Harder to persuade Extremely intelligent people are actually quite well adjusted
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Present at birth Mental Retardation Subaverage intellectual functioning so that such a person is not able to perform at the level appropriate for his/her age
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Basic Classifications IQ 70-90: Boderline Mental Retardation IQ 52-69: Mild Mental Retardation IQ 36-51: Moderate Mental Retardation IQ 20-35: Severe Mental Retardation IQ 19>: Profound Mental Retardation Physical Defects 20% suffer from physical defect
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Environmental Factors Nutrition is critical to brain development Infection Alcohol/drug abuse by pregnant mothers Lack of brain stimulation Poverty
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Methods of Treatment Mainstreaming: Keeping mentally retarded children in regular academic classrooms Social programs
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Creativity: Mental processes that result in original, workable ideas Tests of Creativity Set: solve problems similarly each time Breaking set: original, unusual, unexpected ideas to solve a problem Creative Students Unpredictable, disruptive No relationship between creativity & IQ (correlation close to 0)
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