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1
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Density distribution approach

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-determining how differently the typical person acts on different approaches

2
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evidence for situation position

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-people act very differently on different occasions

3
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mental abilities

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-capacity to solve problems that demand thinking-related skills

4
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Cattell, Galton

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-believed that individual differences in intellectual abilities could be understood as result of differences in physical/sensory abilities

5
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Binet und simon

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-first researchers to develop tasks assessing mental abilities

6
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stern ?

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-introduced the concept of IQ

IQ= mental age / chronological age x 100

7
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spearman and the g factor

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..

8
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low g loading tasks

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  • automatic

- simpel mental processes

9
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Thurstone - 7 primary factors

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1) verbal fluency
2) verbal comprehension
3) ) numerical facility
4) spatial visualization
5) memory
6) perceptual speed
7) reasoning

10
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G plus group factors

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  • g factor exists

- also 7 factors

11
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j. paul guilford - structure of intellect model

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-150 different abilities
-3 dimensions:
operation -> mental processing types (evaluation, memory, cognition)
content (visual material, auditory material etc )
products ( how info is stored and processed)
-no impirical support

12
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cattell (other cattell) - 2 factor theory / heirarchial model

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  • crystalized

- fluid

13
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biological basis of mental ability

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  • brain size
  • nerve conduction velocity
  • reaction time
  • inspection time
  • brain waves: averaged evoked potentials (EEG)
  • brain glucose metabolism ( higher mental ability -> less glucose consumption)
14
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genetic influences

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  • womb environment, nutrition

- birth order ( first-borns -> slightly higher IQs)

15
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evolution and mental ability

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-mutations

16
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Gardener’s Theory of multiple intelligence

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17
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Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of intelligence

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3 fundamental aspects of mental ability

1) analytic intelligence
2) creative intelligence
3) practical intelligence

18
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Emotional intelligence

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-ability to perceive and understand one’s emotions and those of others (Mayer), ability to regulate one’s emotions, including characteristics such as self-control, self-confidence, trustworthiness, empathy, … (Goleman)

19
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ability models

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-emotional intelligence as ability

20
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mixed models

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-

21
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the four branch (ability) model of EI

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  • ability model
  • Mayer and Salovey
    1) perceiving emotions
    2) using emotions
    3) understanding emotions
    4) managing emotions
22
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MSCEIT test

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-measuring emotional intelligence

-

23
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Flynn effect

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-

24
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3 possible Explanations for Flynn effect

  • by Flynn
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1) gains are not real, but because of artifical sampling error
2) test sophistication
3) real intelligence increase

25
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3 possible Explanations for Flynn effect

  • by Flynn
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1) gains are not real, but because of aritifical sampling error
2) test sophistication
3) real intelligence increase

26
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Biological factors

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-hybrid vigor

27
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hybrid factors

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