Send a link to your students to track their progress
8 Terms
1
New cards
Assessment of Intelligence
● Measure: WAIS-IV –Well-validated assessment battery ● Originating from first tests measuring scholastic aptitude ● Narrower definition of intelligence
● i.e. Analytical intelligence, problem solving- abilities, numerical and spatial skills, working memory, comprehension ● IQ (not EQ) - cognitive ability
2
New cards
Meaning of IQ
3
New cards
Normal IQ Figure
4
New cards
Categories of intellectual Disability
5
New cards
● a) Genetics:
● Account for 50-70% of variance in IQ points ● Genetic overlap and IQ similarity
6
New cards
Reaction Range
7
New cards
c) Racial differences due to bad soil?
8
New cards
Effects of schooling
● Years of schooling positively related to IQ and income! ● Bi-directional effects: Schooling raises