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Intelligence
Do we have an inborn general mental capacity
(intelligence)? If so, can we quantify this
capacity as a meaningful number?
3. What is Intelligence?
Intelligence (in all cultures) is the ability to learn
from experience, solve problems, and use our
knowledge to adapt to new situations.
In research studies, intelligence is whatever the
intelligence test measures. This tends to be
“school smarts.”
3
4. Conceptual Difficulties
Psychologists believe that intelligence is a
concept and not a thing.
When we think of intelligence as a trait (thing)
we make an error called reification — viewing an
abstract immaterial concept as if it were a
concrete thing.
4
5. Controversies About Intelligence
Despite general agreement among
psychologists about the nature of intelligence,
two controversies remain:
1. Is intelligence a single overall ability or is it
several specific abilities?
2. With modern neuroscience techniques, can
we locate and measure intelligence within
the brain?
5
6. Intelligence: Ability or Abilities?
Have you ever thought that since people’s
mental abilities are so diverse, it may not be
justifiable to label those abilities with only one
word, intelligence?
You may speculate that diverse abilities
represent different kinds of intelligences. How
can you test this idea?
6
7. General Intelligence
The idea that general intelligence (g) exists
comes from the work of Charles Spearman
(1863-1945) who helped develop the factor
analysis approach in statistics.
Athleticism, like intelligence, is many things 7
8. General Intelligence
Spearman proposed that general intelligence (g)
is linked to many clusters that can be analyzed
by factor analysis.
For example, people who do well on vocabulary
examinations do well on paragraph
comprehension examinations, a cluster that
helps define verbal intelligence. Other factors
include a spatial ability factor, or a reasoning
ability factor.
8
9. General Intelligence
L. L. Thurstone, a critic of Spearman, analyzed
his subjects NOT on a single scale of general
intelligence, but on seven clusters of primary
mental abilities, including:
1. Word Fluency
2. Verbal Comprehension
3. Spatial Ability
4. Perceptual Speed
5. Numerical Ability
6. Inductive Reasoning
7. Memory 9
10. General Intelligence
Later psychologists analyzed Thurstone’s data
and found a weak relationship between these
clusters, suggesting some evidence of a g factor.
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11. Contemporary Intelligence Theories
Howard Gardner (1983, 1999) supports
Thurstone’s idea that intelligence comes in
multiple forms. Gardner notes that brain
damage may diminish one type of ability but
not others.
People with savant syndrome excel in abilities
unrelated to general intelligence. 11
12. Howard Gardner
Gardner proposes eight types of intelligences and
speculates about a ninth one — existential
intelligence. Existential intelligence is the ability to
think about the question of life, death and existence.
12
13. Robert Sternberg
Sternberg (1985, 1999, 2003) also agrees with
Gardner, but suggests three intelligences rather
than eight.
1. Analytical Intelligence: Intelligence that is assessed
by intelligence tests.
2. Creative Intelligence: Intelligence that makes us
adapt to novel situations, generating novel ideas.
3. Practical Intelligence: Intelligence that is required
for everyday tasks (e.g. street smarts).
13
15. Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive,
understand, and use emotions (Salovey and
colleagues, 2005). The test of emotional
intelligence measures overall emotional
intelligence and its four components.
15
16. Emotional Intelligence: Components
Component Description
Recognize emotions in faces,
Perceive emotion
music and stories
Predict emotions, how they
Understand emotion
change and blend
Express emotions in different
Manage emotion
situations
Utilize emotions to adapt or be
Use emotion
creative
16
17. Emotional Intelligence: Criticism
Gardner and others criticize the idea of emotional
intelligence and question whether we stretch this
idea of intelligence too far when we apply it to our
emotions.
17
18. Intelligence and Creativity
Creativity is the ability to produce ideas that are
both novel and valuable. It correlates somewhat
with intelligence.
1. Expertise: A well-developed knowledge base.
2. Imaginative Thinking: The ability to see things in novel
ways.
3. Adventuresome Personality: A personality that seeks
new experiences rather than following the pack.
4. Intrinsic Motivation: A motivation to be creative from
within.
5. A Creative Environment: A creative and supportive
environment allows creativity to bloom. 18
19. Is Intelligence Neurologically
Measurable?
Recent Studies indicate some correlation (about
+.40) between brain size and intelligence. As brain
size decreases with age, scores on verbal
intelligence tests also decrease.
Gray matter concentration in people with high intelligence. 19
20. 20
Brain Function
Studies of brain functions show that people who
score high on intelligence tests perceive stimuli
faster, retrieve information from memory quicker,
and show faster brain response times.
People with higher intelligence respond correctly and quickly to
the above question.
21. 21
Assessing Intelligence
Psychologists define intelligence testing as a
method for assessing an individual’s mental
aptitudes and comparing them with others using
numerical scores.
23. 23
Lewis Terman
In the US, Lewis Terman
adapted Binet’s test for
American school
children and named the
test the Stanford-Binet
Test. The following is the
formula of Intelligence
Quotient (IQ),
introduced by William
Stern:
24. 24
Aptitude and Achievement Tests
Aptitude tests are intended to predict your ability to
learn a new skill and achievement tests are
intended to reflect what you have already learned.
25. 25
David Wechsler
Wechsler developed the
Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
and later the Wechsler
Intelligence Scale for
Children (WISC), an
intelligence test for
preschoolers.
26. 26
WAIS
WAIS measures overall intelligence and 11 other
aspects related to intelligence that are designed to
assess clinical and educational problems.
27. 27
Principles of Test Construction
For a psychological test to be acceptable it must
fulfill the following three criteria:
1. Standardization
2. Reliability
3. Validity
28. 28
Standardization
Standardizing a test involves administering the test
to a representative sample of future test takers in
order to establish a basis for meaningful
comparison.
29. 29
Normal Curve
Standardized tests establish a normal distribution
of scores on a tested population in a bell-shaped
pattern called the normal curve.
30. 30
Flynn Effect
In the past 60 years, intelligence scores have risen
steadily by an average of 27 points. This
phenomenon is known as the Flynn effect.
31. 31
Reliability
A test is reliable when it yields consistent results. To
establish reliability researchers establish different
procedures:
1. Split-half Reliability: Dividing the test into two
equal halves and assessing how consistent the
scores are.
2. Reliability using different tests: Using different
forms of the test to measure consistency between
them.
3. Test-Retest Reliability: Using the same test on two
occasions to measure consistency.
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Validity
Reliability of a test does not ensure validity. Validity
of a test refers to what the test is supposed to
measure or predict.
1. Content Validity: Refers to the extent a test
measures a particular behavior or trait.
2. Predictive Validity: Refers to the function of a test
in predicting a particular behavior or trait.
33. 33
The Dynamics of Intelligence
Does intelligence remain stable over a lifetime or
does it change? Are individuals on the two
extremes of the intelligence scale really that
different?
34. 34
Stability or Change?
Intelligence scores become stable after about seven
years of age. In numerous studies, stability of
intelligence scores have been determined (Angoff,
1988; Deary et al., 2004).
35. 35
Extremes of Intelligence
A valid intelligence test divides two groups of
people into two extremes: the mentally retarded (IQ
70) and individuals with high intelligence (IQ 135).
These two groups are significantly different.
36. 36
Mental Retardation
Mentally retarded individuals required constant
supervision a few decades ago, but with a
supportive family environment and special
education they can now care for themselves.
37. 37
High Intelligence
Contrary to popular belief, people with high
intelligence test scores tend to be healthy, well
adjusted, and unusually successful academically.
38. 38
Genetic and Environmental Influences on
Intelligence
No other topic in psychology is so passionately
followed as the one that asks the question, “Is
intelligence due to genetics or environment?”
39. 39
Genetic Influences
Studies of twins, family members, and adopted
children together support the idea that there is a
significant genetic contribution to intelligence.
41. 41
Environmental Influences
Studies of twins and adopted children also show
the following:
1. Fraternal twins raised together tend to show
similarity in intelligence scores.
2. Identical twins raised apart show slightly less
similarity in their intelligence scores.
42. 42
Early Intervention Effects
Early neglect from caregivers leads children to
develop a lack of personal control over the
environment, and it impoverishes their intelligence.
Romanian orphans with minimal
human interaction are delayed in their development.
43. 43
Schooling Effects
Schooling is an experience that pays dividends,
which is reflected in intelligence scores. Increased
schooling correlates with higher intelligence scores.
To increase readiness for schoolwork,
projects like Head Start facilitate leaning.
44. 44
Group Differences in Intelligence Test
Scores
Why do groups differ in intelligence? How can we
make sense of these differences?
45. 45
Ethnic Similarities and Differences
To discuss this issue we begin with two disturbing
but agreed upon facts:
1. Racial groups differ in their average
intelligence scores.
2. High-scoring people (and groups) are more
likely to attain high levels of education and
income.
46. 46
Racial (Group) Differences
If we look at racial differences, white Americans
score higher in average intelligence than black
Americans (Avery and others, 1994). European New
Zealanders score higher than native New
Zealanders (Braden, 1994).
White-Americans Black-Americans
Average IQ = 100 Average IQ = 85
Hispanic Americans
47. 47
Environmental Effects
Differences in intelligence among these groups are
largely environmental, as if one environment is
more fertile in developing these abilities than
another.
48. 48
Reasons Why Environment Affects
Intelligence
1. Races are remarkably alike genetically.
2. Race is a social category.
3. Asian students outperform North American
students on math achievement and aptitude tests.
4. Today’s better prepared populations would
outperform populations of the 1930s on intelligence
tests.
5. White and black infants tend to score equally well
on tests predicting future intelligence.
6. Different ethnic groups have experienced periods
of remarkable achievement in different eras.
49. 49
Gender Similarities and Differences
There are seven ways in which males and females
differ in various abilities.
1. Girls are better spellers
2. Girls are verbally fluent and have large vocabularies
3. Girls are better at locating objects
4. Girls are more sensitive to touch, taste, and color
5. Boys outnumber girls in counts of underachievement
6. Boys outperform girls at math problem solving, but
under perform at math computation
7. Women detect emotions more easily than men do
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The Question of Bias
Aptitude tests are necessarily biased in the sense
that they are sensitive to performance differences
caused by cultural differences.
However, aptitude tests are not biased in the sense
that they accurately predict performance of one
group over the other.
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Stereotype Threat
A stereotype threat is a self-confirming concern
that one will be evaluated based on a negative
stereotype.
This phenomenon appears in some instances in
intelligence testing among African-Americans
and among women of all colors.