Chapter 8 Intelligence

Chapter 8 Intelligence

1. Intelligence: The ability to think rationally act purposefully and deal effectively with the environment.

   • Problem solving creativity
   • Decision Making
   • Mental Images
   • Concepts

2. Measures of Intelligence

   • Tearman: Created the standford and intelligence test
     • Created this to adapt to America
     • Intelligence Quotient: Formula:
   • David Wecshler: Developed intelligence scale for adults (WAIS)
     • designed for adults
     • Used to measure verbal and performance abilities
   • Alfred Binet: developed the first measure of intelligence
     • Memory
     • Attention
     • Similarities/ differences
     • Created to identify students who have trouble learning

3. Theories of Intelligence

   • Charles Spearman: (G- factor) Also Known As General Intelligence) is an overall level of intellectual functioning
   • Louis Thurston: Primary Mental Abilities
     • Verbal Comprehension
       • Numeric Ability
         • Reasoning
           • Perceptual speed
   • Howard Garner: Believes that there are multiple abilities
     • To solve problems and create products that valued within a culture
       • Linguistic: talking speech writer, translator
       • Logical/ Mathematical (engineers, make apps, and scientists
       • Musical (Producers , sound Enginners, song writers)
       • Spatial (ARH, Interior designers, and song writers)
       • Bodily/ Kinesthetic: Plastic surgery
       • Interpersonal: Understanding others
       • In reapersonal: Understanding yourself
       • Naturalistic: Pattern and Nature
   • Robert Sternberg: Triarchic Theory 3 forms of intelligence
     • 2 additional types of Intelligence

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