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What is Intelligence?. IQ test Rorschach Test – inkblot test that measures personality and emotional function Thematic Apperception Test – picture/story test that measures unconscious needs and motives. Intelligence Tests.
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IQ test • Rorschach Test – inkblot test that measures personality and emotional function • Thematic Apperception Test – picture/story test that measures unconscious needs and motives Intelligence Tests
Psychologists study how people behave, think, learn, and feel about things. • There are many tests to measure human intelligence. The IQ Test is an example. Intelligence Tests
In recent years, scientists have come to think that people have “multiple intelligences”—special abilities in language, music, art, and physical coordination, for example. Multiple Intelligences
spatial (puzzles) • natural (ID environment) • kinesthetic (athletic ability) • mathematical (numbers, logical) • linguistic (language) • musical (composing) • emotional (know self, know people) Multiple Intelligences
IQ = Intelligence Quotient , a number b/t 0-180 • average 100 (75-115) • above 115-180 • low 75 below—getting into mental retardation • IQ is controversial… What is the IQ test?
In the past few years, scientists have found that a person’s Emotional Intelligence can be as important as his or her IQ. What might an Emotional Intelligence measure? Do you agree that it is just as important? Quick write: