Intelligence and Creativity

Intelligence and Creativity are associated with which school of psychology?

Cognitive Psychology

Intelligence focus

Analytical and problem solving skills

Intelligence and Creativity are associated with which school of psychology?

Cognitive Psychology

Intelligence focus

Analytical and problem solving skills

Creativity Focuses on

Divergent thinking and novel idea generation

Intelligence (Definition)

The ability to think, learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to new situations.

Charles Spearman believed…

intelligence consisted of one general factor (g) and there are commonalities among the various intellectual abilities.

Raymond Cattell divided intelligence into…

Crystalized intelligence

Fluid intelligence

Crystallized Intelligence

acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it.

Fluid Inteligence

The ability to see complex relationships and solve problems.

Robert Sternberg’s model

Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

What are the three parts to Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence?

Analytic Intelligence

Creative Intelligence

Practical Intelligence

Analytic Intelligence

The capacity to solve problems

Creative Intelligence

Knowledge and skills used to handle new situations

Practical Intelligence

The ability to adjust to different environments

Howard Gardner proposed each person has at least how many intlligences?

8

What did Gardner say about the 8 distinct types of intelligence?

We excel at some and are less developed at others.

What did Gardner’s interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences get combined into?

Emotional Intelligence (EI)

What is emotional Intelligence?

The ability to understand and express our emotions.

Ability to regulate emotions.

Ability to perceive emotions in others.

Ability to use emotions to facilitate relationships with others.

Creativity

The ability to generate, create, or discover new ideas, solutions, and possibilities. It involves thinking outside the box, making connections between seemingly unrelated concepts, and implementing original approaches.

Divergent Thinking

Thinking “outside the box”. Creative. Novel solutions.

Convergent Thinking

Conventional. “inside the box”, uses experiences and knowledge.

Galton

Anthropometric lab

What is the anthropometric lab for?

tests reaction time and sensory acuity.

Who developed the Mental Age Score?

Binet

Who developed the IQ score and tested verbal and performance?

Wechsler

Good tests meet what three criteria?

Standardized

Reliable

Valid

Standardized

Tests are administered, scored, and interpreted using the same procedures for everyone.

Reliable

Testing over time yields consistent scores.

Valid

Tests measure what they intend to measure.

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

Who will struggle in school and Mental Age (Binet)

Terman (at Stanford) standardized Binet’s test and established norms.

Norming

Giving a test to a large population to compare groups and reference the scores to interpret future scores.

David Wieschler

New IQ test that combined several subtests and measured verbal and nonverbal skills.

Weschler Scales

Different ages verbal and performance tests.

Flynn Effect

After years of using the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, it was observed that each generation had a significantly higher IQ than the previous.

What biases are associated with IQ testing?

Gender, Racial, Cultural, and Linguistic. They were designed by wealthy older educated white men.

The bell curve shows what kind of distribution?

Normal Distribution

What is standard deviation?

How data is dispersed in a population sample

Nature

Inheritance

Nurture

Environmentand experiences that influence behavior and development.

Range of Reaction

Genes set upper and lower limits on an individuals potential, while the environment determines where within that range they will fall, influencing the expression of traits.

Environmental affects on IQ

Nutrition, prenatal factors, postnatal factors, enrichment

Giftedness is defined by

IQ of 130 or higher and/or superior talent and passion to master some area or skill.

Louis Terman studied

the gifted

Who are the termites?

Boys and girls with high IQ’s (130-200).

Does a high IQ guarantee success in all areas of life?

No

What are learning disabilities?

cognitive disorders that affect different areas of cognition, particularly language or reading. They can impact academic performance and everyday functioning, making it challenging for affected individuals to achieve their potential.

how do we identify learning disabilities?

subject matter achievement is not up to expectations based on measured intelligence.

Dysgraphia

learning disability resulting in a struggle to write legibly and/or difficulty putting thoughts onto paper.

Who are most likely to have the same IQ score?

Identical/MZ twins

Calculate IQ

chronological age / mental age x 100