Intro to intelligence

Intro to intelligence

1. Implicit theories

   • Lay theories
     • Sternberg's 3 factors
     • Sternberg's 6 factors
   • 4 uses
   • Pygmalion Effect

2. Roots of research

   • Galton
     • Hereditary intelligence
   • Binet
     • 30 item Binet-Simon Scale
   • Yerkes
     • War; Alpha/Beta tests

3. Cross cultural

   • East VS. West
   • Within Chinese culture
   • Convergence

4. Life span

   • Different things intelligent at different ages - Siegler & Richards (1982), Fry (1984), Berg & Sternberg (1992)
   • Perceiving intelligence at different ages - Yussen & Kane (1985), Cheng & Hau (2003)