1. Intelligence

2. What makes us intelligent
Intelligence
What makes us intelligent Or
Not so intelligent

3. Who’s more intelligent??

4. What, exactly, is intelligence?
Where does intelligence come from? Is it determined by heredity or environment??
Is there a difference between intelligence and creativity?
Can we use simple tests to reliably measure intelligence?
Are there ethnic or gender differences in intelligence test scores, and, if so, what do the differences mean?

5. Lets Talk Intelligence!!!

6. What is It?
Is it the ability to acquire knowledge from books or school?
Is it “street smarts” ?
Is it the ability to solve problems?
Or is it the ability to adapt to the demands of the environment?
Well it may be all these things and more…
The most widely used definition is…
the capacity of an individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal with the environment

7. Intelligence
According to the definition, are both Einstein and Babe Ruth intelligent?

8. Is intelligence one general ability or several specific abilities combined together?
Theories Of
Intelligence

9. Sir Francis Galton and Eugenics
The father of psychometrics
The measurement of knowledge and ability by using defined tests
Believed that intelligence was based on genetics
Inspired Eugenics movement
“well-born” - -Selective breeding

10. Charles Spearmen’s “g”
He reasoned that there must be one type of intelligence that allows people to do well on mental tests
“g” - general intelligence
Observed that if people did well on one intelligence test or specific parts of a test, they generally did well on others
“s” – specific abilities
Eventually developed into what we now know as your “IQ”

11. How did Spearman discover his “g” ??
By using a process called FACTOR ANALYSIS
A statistical procedure that identified groups of test items that were related on a IQ test.
For example…if you did well on an analogy question - You probably would do well on all language comprehension questions

12. Thurstone’s “7” Primary Mental Abilities
Didn’t believe that one factor (“g”) could account for all intelligence
Numerical
Ability
Verbal
Comprehension
Memory
7 primary
mental abilities
Spatial
Relations
Inductive
Reasoning
Verbal
Fluency
Perceptual
Speed

13. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Disagreed with the concept of “g”
Believed intelligence was like ice cream
Meaning it comes in many different flavors or types
Called multiple intelligences
Vary from person to person
People can be high in one type but low in others or have a combination of intelligences
Huge educational influence

14. Logical-Mathematical
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Logical-Mathematical
Musical-Rhythmic
Verbal-Linguistic
Visual-Spatial
Naturalistic
9th ??

15. Criticisms of Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory
1st – What is the difference
between an intelligence and a skill??
2nd – Why stop at 8?
Why musical intelligence
but not culinary intelligence or
practical intelligence (street smarts)?

16. Robert Sternberg’s Triarchic (3 parts) Theory of Intelligence
Like Gardner, questioned “g”
Said intelligence had 3 parts that come together to meet daily demands
(sort of like Thurstone’s idea of “7”)

17. Analytic Intelligence
Analyzing, comparing, evaluating, solving
Often the intelligence stressed at school and on conventional IQ tests

18. Practical Intelligence
“Common Sense” type of intelligence
Maybe a “street smarts” intelligence
The ability to apply what we know to everyday life
Applying, using, and doing

19. Creative Intelligence
Creating, inventing and designing
Intelligence that allows people to adapt and produce new ideas and solutions to problems
We need all three to
be successful in life
Believed we need to modify
IQ tests to measure all 3 parts
Sternberg thought…

20. Emotional Intelligence??
A different type of Intelligence Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence
Says there is a difference between academic intelligence and emotional intelligence (EI)
What is
Emotional Intelligence??

21. Emotional Intelligence is…
The ability to …
Perceive emotions in others
read faces and interpret music and stories - empathy
Express your emotions
In appropriate ways
Understand your emotions
how emotions change and blend
Regulate your emotions
changing emotions in different dilemmas
Help others handle their emotions

22. Might also be called social intelligence.
MEIS – multifactor emotional intelligence scale
Some studies show EQ to be a greater predictor for future success than IQ
May explain why academically bright people are no better off than average people when it comes to certain occupations, health, or relationships

23. Goleman’s EI Spearman’s “g” Thurstone’s PMA What is Intelligence??
Gardner’s MI
Sternberg’s
3 Parts
Goleman’s EI

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