INTELLIGENCE

INTELLIGENCE

1. Psychometric approach

   • Try to describe the structure of intelligence through responses to items or sub-groups. Statistical techniques - used to detect relationships between items. Debate about intelligence as a general capacity or specific abilities. Spearman argued that it was both. Thutstone = 7 primary mental abilities.
     • THURSTONE 7 PRIMARY MENTAL ABILITIES
       • Verbal comprehension, reasoning, perceptual speed, numerical ability, word fluency. associative memory, spatial visualisation.

2. Theoretical approach

3. Testing in South Africa. Three scales used for different age groups; 1. junior South African individual scale (JSAIS) 3-7 years. 2. Senior South African individual scale -revised (SSAIS-R) 9-17years. 3. South African wechsler adult individual scale (WAIS III)

4. Uses of intelligence tests (name 5)

5. Information - processing theories of intelligence.

   • Steinberg's marchic theory of intelligence = focus on controlling and processing information. 3 dimensions = Componential (internal mental processes)metacomponents, performance, knowledge acquisition. Experiental - performance of new unfamiliar tasks. Contextual = specific skills and abilities will determine how well we adapt to different concepts.

6. Multiple intelligences theory. Catcher - intelligence is the abilities to solve problems or create products valued within one or m ore cultural settings

   • Intelligence types. 1. LINGUISTIC . 2. LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL .3. SPATIAL. 4.MUSICAL 5.BODILY 6. INTERPERSONAL 7. INTROPERSONAL 8. NATURALISTIC

7. Learning - potential theories = potential for change with the support from others

   • Feuerstein's mediated learning theory - focus on difference interventions and make us elf pre-post-test intervention formats.

8. RACE AND CULTURE IN INTELLIGENCE THEORY.

   • Reliability. Construct validity. Face validity. Culture free testing. Culture fair testing.

9. IQ = MA / CA X 100