Chapter 11      Intelligence     (CR7, CR11, CR15, CR16)     

Chapter 11 Objectives:

1. Trace the origins of intelligence testing, and describe the Stern formula for the intelligence quotient.

2. Describe the nature of intelligence, and discuss whether it should be considered a general mental ability or many specific abilities.

3. Describe efforts to correlate intelligence with brain anatomy, brain functioning, and cognitive processing speed.

4. Distinguish between aptitude and achievement tests, and describe modern tests of mental abilities such as the WAIS.

5. Describe test standardization, and explain the importance of appropriate standardization samples for effectively interpreting intelligence test scores.

6. Distinguish between the reliability and validity of intelligence tests, and explain how reliability and validity are assessed.

7. Discuss the stability of intelligence scores, and describe the two extremes of the normal distribution of intelligence.

8. Identify the factors associated with creativity, and describe the relationship between creativity and intelligence.

9. Discuss evidence for both genetic and environmental influences on intelligence.

10. Describe group differences in intelligence test scores, and show how they can be explained in terms of environmental factors.

11. Discuss whether intelligence tests are culturally biased.