Presentation on theme: "I believe the answer to the problem is . . ."— Presentation transcript: 1 I believe the answer to the problem is . . . 2 Francis Galton Started
the “Eugenics” movement 3 What is Intelligence? Factor Analysis General Intelligence (g)
4 Charles Spearman – was the “spearhead” in the development of intelligence theories with factor analysis
and his “g” general intelligence theory. 5 Theories of Intelligence 6 Theories of Intelligence 7 Are Gifted People Easily Identified? 8 Gardner’s 8 Intelligences 9 Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
10 Robert Sternberg Creative intelligence— ability to deal with novel situations by drawing on existing skills and
knowledge Analytic intelligence— mental processes used in learning how to solve problems Practical intelligence— ability to adapt to the environment (street smarts) THINKING “CAP” 11 Are There Multiple Intelligences? 12 Daniel Goleman’s Theory of Emotional
Intelligence
13 Creativity Intelligence and creativity are somewhat, but not closely, related. People who are creative tend to excel in one area. One measure of creativity is the ability to break set, or think about something in an entirely new way to problem solve.
14 Intelligence and Creativity
15 Origins of Intelligence Testing
16 Origins of Intelligence Testing
17 Origins of Intelligence Testing
18 Origins of Intelligence Testing 19 The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test 20 Items Used in the
Stanford-Binet Test 21 I.Q. Calculating I.Q. Mental Age I.Q. X 100 = Chronological Age 7 22 I.Q. Calculating I.Q. Mental Age I.Q. X 100 = Chronological Age 7 23 Are There Multiple Intelligences? 24 Is Intelligence Neurologically Measurable? 25 Brain Size and Complexity 26 Brain Function and intelligence 27 Processing
Speed Earl Hunt found that verbal intelligence scores are predictable from the speed with which people retrieve information from memory. 28 Perceptual Speed The correlation between intelligence score and the speed of taking in perceptual information tends to be about +.4 to +.5. Those who perceive quickly
tend to score somewhat higher on intelligence tests, particularly tests based on perceptual rather than verbal problem solving. 29 Neurological Speed Repeated studies have found that highly intelligent people’s brain waves register a simple stimulus more quickly and with greater complexity. (New testing
being done) 30 Brain Function and Intelligence
31 Assessing Intelligence
32 Assessing Intelligence
33 Modern Intelligence Tests
34 The Wechsler Intelligence Test 35 Assessing Intelligence: Sample Items from the WAIS 36 Assessing Intelligence 37 The Normal Curve
38 Getting Smarter? Flynn Effect 39 Assessing Intelligence 40 Assessing
Intelligence 41 Assessing Intelligence
42 Assessing Intelligence 43 The Dynamics of Intelligence
44 The Dynamics of Intelligence 45 The Dynamics of Intelligence 46 Nature vs. Nurture in IQ Genetic Influences 47 Genetic Influences The most genetically similar
people have the most similar scores 48 Genetic Influences Heritability
49 Variation within group Difference within group 50 Within and Between Group Differences 51 Genetic Influences 52 Environmental Influences
53 Environmental Influences 54 Other Influences on IQ Scores 55 Issues in Intelligence Testing 56
Group Differences Intelligence tests have effectively reduced discrimination in the sense that they have helped limit reliance on educators’ subjectively biased judgments of students’ academic potential. 57 Group Differences Ethnic
Similarities and Differences 58 Gender Differences Three people were hiking through a forest when they came upon a large, raging violent river. Needing to get on the other side, the first man prayed, "God, please give me the strength to cross the river." Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs and he was able to swim across in about 2 hours, having almost drowned twice. After witnessing
that, the second man prayed, "God, please give me strength and the tools to cross the river." Poof! God gave him a rowboat and strong arms and strong legs and he was able to row across in about an hour after almost capsizing once. Seeing what happened to the first two men, the third man prayed, "God, please give me the strength, the tools and the intelligence to cross river." Poof! He was turned into a woman. She checked the map, hiked one hundred yards up
stream and walked across the bridge. 59 Group Differences Gender Similarities & Differences 60 Group Differences Math & Spatial Aptitudes
61 Group Differences Emotional-Detecting Ability 62 Racial Difference in IQ
63 Group Differences Stereotype Threat |