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AP Psychology Chapter 11
By Pierce Connell
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What is Intelligence?
• Intelligence is what intelligence test measure• Does not objectively exist. More a subjective
concept• Some view intelligence as one ability (e.g.
general intelligence) while others view it asmultiple (e.g. eight intelligences)
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Assessing Intelligence
• We as a society typically assess intelligencethrough intelligence tests.
– These were initially designed as a way to assesswhich children needed more attention in school
• The most common test used now is theWechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
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Dynamics of Intelligence• Stability vs. Change?
– After age 4 intelligence test results are fairly stable notchanging very much
– This means high scoring 4 year olds tend to becomehigh scoring adolescents and adults
• Lower Extremes of Intelligence – The lower extremes of intelligence (70 and below) can
be caused by a physical problem (e.g. down
syndrome) but is not always – The modern opinion on how to care for people on the
low extreme is to encourage them to live as normal ofa life as they can
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Bias
• When it comes to intelligence testing there istwo definitions of bias.
– The scientific definition- Which has to do morewith the test’s reliability based on the way it isadministered etc.
– Cultural Bias- This is the inability of some test
takers new to a culture that are unable to answerquestions specific to that culture
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