Intelligence Quotient

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 What is Intelligence ?

Intelligence means different things to to different people:-

 Adaptive thinking or action.
 Abstract thinking, effective problem solving.
 Analogical reasoning, discerning pattern,
speed of processing.
 What is intelligence quotient

 Intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a number used to indicate a

person's intelligence. A person's IQ is based on a comparison
of his or her score on an intelligence test with the scores of
others on the same test. 

 IQ testing has a history of being used for classifying and

selecting people. 

 Intelligence quotient (IQ): A numerical measure of a person’s

performance on an intelligence test relative to the performance
of other examinees.
 HISTORY

 The first IQ test was devised by Alfred Binet to try to separate

students who were intellectually normal and those who were
inferior.

 A new way of measuring a person's intelligence was

developed in 1939 by David Wechsler, which instead
measured how far a person's score deviates from the norm.
 Test Norms: standards of normal performance on IQ tests based on the
average & range of scores of a large, representative sample of test takers.
 IQ = MA/CA = 100
 What does IQ predict?
Scholastic Achievement
 Grades, likelihood of dropping out or graduating HS,
likelihood of completing college
Occupational Status/Performance
 White-collar workers consistently score higher in IQ than
manual blue-collar workers
 IQ correlates with performance on the job
Health, Adjustment, Life Satisfaction
 High IQ children tended to walk/talk sooner, exhibit better
health, better emotional adjustment, more moral maturity,
more leadership
 However twice as likely to show depression, feelings of social
isolation
 Factors that Influence IQ
 Nature (Hereditary Influences)
 Roughly 1/2 of the variation in IQ scores results from
genetic differences (twin studies, adoption studies)
 Nurture (Environmental Influences)
 Social & Cultural Correlates – Best predictors of
children’s IQ related to home environment
 Infancy
 Parental involvement
 Age-appropriate play materials
 Variety in daily stimulation
 Preschool
 Parental warmth
 Stimulation of language & academic behaviors
 Problems of intelligence testing. 

 Some educators and psychologists oppose using IQ tests for grouping

students. These experts fear that a teacher may treat a child according to
the "label" of the youngster's group.

 Some are concerned that IQ scores might negatively affect the perception
of colleges, private schools or employers if used to determine
employability or acceptance into schools.

 The younger a child is, the less reliable his/her IQ test scores will be.
 CONCLUSION

 IQ score was a fairly good predictor for school performance.

 IQ score may also predict fairly well the degree to which a

person may be successful in occupations.

 IQ scores tend to exhibit some racial bias.

 Test scores may be influenced by personal genetic history.