医学心理学intelliagence.pptVIP

Minorities and Poor People Some argue that if you’re not white, Anglo-American, middle-class, and English speaking, the IQ score is not valid for you. African-American, Latino, and poor children generally do not perform as well on standardized tests. Achievement Gap Disparity in scores between ethnic groups has led to overrepresentation of minority children in special education classes. Teachers should exercise caution when interpreting IQ scores for children from different socioeconomic, cultural and language backgrounds. What do IQ tests do? Intelligence tests can help diagnose learning problems or areas in which children need special instruction. Should NOT be used to predict occupational or social success. Can IQ change? During infancy and early childhood IQ scores change frequently. IQ scores begin to stabilize in middle childhood. By 7 years, childhood IQ scores are fairly good predictors of adult IQ. Positively Influence Intellectual Development Provide developmentally appropriate play and learning materials 2)?Encourage exploration stimulate curiosity 3)?Create a warm, responsive, supportive environment Parenting and IQ IQ changes in people 2 to 17 years explained by different types of parenting behavior (parenting styles) 4 Parenting Styles Accelerating Authoritative Authoritarian Permissive Accelerating Parents tried to stimulate child’s mental and physical development in an environment of moderate structure and discipline children with the highest IQ scores (early on) greatest increase in IQ between ages of 3 and 12 Child’s IQ drop after 12 Authoritative Parents high levels of warmth, acceptance, and responsiveness set reasonable expectations firmly enforce rules highly involved with their adolescent’s schooling - influence achievement positively related to school achievement Authoritarian Permissive Parents Authoritarian (strict disciplinarians, low warmth and responsiveness) Permissive (don’t enforce rules, have low expectations f