Myers AP - Unit 11 Intelligence and testing - La Habra High School梅尔斯AP - 11单元智力测试-拉哈布拉高中.ppt

What is Intelligence? How do individual abilities relate to one another Procedure: FACTOR ANALYSIS Is Intelligence One General Ability or Several Specific Abilities? Thurstone’s counter argument Opposed Spearman’s single intelligence i.d’d 7 CLUSTERS of primary mental abilities (word fluency, verbal comprehension, spatial ability, perceptual speed, numerical ability, inductive reasoning memory Tendency for those who excelled on one of the seven clusters to score well on the others LENDING SOME EVIDENCE to support a g Factor Gardner’s Evidence Studied people with exceptional abilities, especially those with exceptional abilities in only one area Savant syndrome condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing. 153_Savant_Art.mp4 Gardner’s Critics Theory is difficult to research because there are no real tests to measure each Intelligence Question whether it makes sense to “lump” all sorts of abilities under the concept of Intelligence …. Intelligence is MENTAL ability Intelligence is Mental ability vs. the “talents” we could live without Sternberg’s Three Intelligences Connecting Intelligence Tests with REALITY College grades are only a modest predictor of later work achievement High aptitude people are “not, by a wide margin, more effective… in achieving better in relationships, health, etc. So… what is the “other” possible element Measurable? … YES Emotionally Intelligent people are Self Aware Ability to perceive emotions Ability to understand emotions Ability to mange emotions Ability to use emotions to enable adaptive or creative thinking Hallmarks of Emotionally Intelligent People Score higher in relationships Avoid overwhelming emotions Read others emotions