PSYC 2700 Lecture 12Outline of Last LectureI. PreoperationalII. Socio-Political BackgroundIII. IQ ScoresIV. Emergence of SAT’sV. Bayley Test for infants and young childrenOutline of Current LectureVI. Terman Study of the “Gifted”VII. Stanford-Binet IQ TestVIII. Twin StudiesIX. IQ and Family SizeX. Culture-Fair TestXI. IQ PovertyCurrent LectureIntelligence TestingI. Terman Study of the “Gifted”a. Academic achievement: studies top 1% of the California school kids in 1921 and wants to track where they go. b. Health and stature: Children on average were healthier and taller. They were often from upper middle class families.c. More than the average amount at the time attended college and went on to be rather successful in their lives.d. “Genius Revisited”i. Another study with elementary age children with IQ scores of 150 or higher. In general these people did well academically and were successful but they none became famous.II. Stanford-Binet IQ Testa. This test is good at predicting academic achievement and to a considerable extent, income. But it cannot predict the drive that it takes for a person to commit himself to something so much so that the individual becomes famous and notable. III. Twin Studiesa. MZT > MZA > DZT > DZA (mono/di zygotic together/apart)b. Burt’s “Findings”i. Claimed that monozygotic twins raised in the same house did better on the test than those raised apart. People concluded that intelligence was 80% genetically transmitted. c. Bouchard’s resultsi. Finds correlations are substantial but slightly less than Burt’s. IV. IQ ad family sizea. Birth-order findingsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. Parent-child resemblancei. Adoption findingsV. Culture-Fair Testsa. Raven’s Progressive MatricesVI. IQ and
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