This document discusses theories of intelligence and factors that influence it. It describes intelligence as involving cognitive abilities like learning, reasoning, and adapting. Early theories proposed general intelligence involving mechanical, musical and artistic abilities. Later theorists like Howard Gardner proposed multiple intelligences involving linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, kinesthetic, interpersonal and intrapersonal abilities. The document also outlines characteristics of standardized intelligence tests like objectivity, reliability and validity in measuring what they are intended to measure. It notes that intelligence is influenced by what is invested into brain development.

1. Midterm
By Tricia Mitchell

2.  Intelligence is the cognitive abilities of an
individual to learn from experience, to
reason well, and cope with the demands of
daily living.
 Or
 The ability to analyze, evaluate , and
compare
 Ability to create, imagine ,and invent
 Ability to apply, implement, and utilize

3.  In the early years the (g) base on
mechanical, musical, and artistic abilities by
Charles Spearman
 Some Psychologist think that there were other
abilities, the Primary Mental Abilities to justify
this theory (Howard Gardner)

4.  Linguistic
 Logical-mathematical
 Musical
 Spatial
 Kinesthetic
 Interpersonal
 Intrapersonal
 Naturalistic intelligence

6.  Standardization-administer test the same
way to each individual
 Norms-used as basis of comparison for scores
on a test
 Objectivity-lack of subjectivity in a test
question so that same score is giving
regardless
 Reliability-a test ability to produce similar
scores if test is administer on different
occasion
 Validity-the extent to which a test measures
what it suppose to measure

7.  You only get out of the brain what you put in
it for intelligence

8.  Chapter9 in Benjamin Lahey, Psychology:
Introduction (10th) edition