Chapter 8

Intelligence
- ability to solve problems
- adapt and learn from experience
Benet's Impact?
- Asses kids from school
- Mental age/chronological age * 100
Uses and Misuses of IQ
- Correlations from IQ
- Bias in gender, culture, and races
Sternberg's Triarchic theory
- Analytical- accurate
- Creative- quick
- Practical- along w/ others
Environmental influences

No formal education, tend to have lower IQ
Wisdom

you know this if you are wise!!!
Mental retardation
- IQ<70
- Difficulty adapting
- before age 18
Organic Retardation

Mental retardation caused by genetic disorder or brain damage
Cultural familial retardation

deficits which result from growing up in below-average intellectual environment
Gifted Characteristics
- Precocious
- Less effort to master information
- Minimal help
Creativity
- Flexible
- Inner motivator
- Risk taker

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