PPT-Chapter 8: Evolution of General Intelligence

David Geary Introduction There are two methods for studying general intelligence g in psychology Psychometric Tradition The study of individual differences on paperandpencil ability tests standardized achievement and IQ tests It is one of the longest and most successful research endeavors. Psychology. What is evolutionary psychology?. It focuses on how human beings came to be who we are today. Tooby. . and . Cosmides. (1992) define evolutionary psychology as informed by the fact that the inherited structure of the human mind is the product of evolutionary processes (!). Criteria for Perceived Intelligence 1. Animate CPSC 327. Week 1. The Astonishing Hypothesis. (with apologies to Francis Crick). 2. Towards a Definition. The name of the field is composed of two words:. Artificial. Art. Artifact. Artifice. Article. While evolutionary ideas in one form or another trace back to the ancient Greeks, it was not until 18. th. century that they became scientifically prominent and were connected to psychology. Georges de Buffon . a dead end?. Jennifer Mather. Professor of Psychology. University of Lethbridge. In Support of their Intelligence:. Excellent Manipulative Capacity. But much local control in arms. Large centralized brain. While evolutionary ideas in one form or another trace back to the ancient Greeks, it was not until 18. th. century that they became scientifically prominent and were connected to psychology. Georges de Buffon . Evolution . of Clinical Psychology. The emergence of clinical psychology around the turn of the 20. th. century was preceded by numerous important historical events . These events “set the stage” for clinical psychology. Lecture 1. 1. Chapter 9 Software evolution. Topics covered. Evolution processes. Change processes for software systems . Program evolution dynamics. Understanding software evolution. Software maintenance. What does it mean to think? How does thinking work? . Do now. 1) What does the term cognition mean to you? What does it mean? What is involved with it? . 2) What types of things can effect our cognition? . Warwick in London Summer School 2019. Week 2 / Day 1 (22/7) . Dr. Liz Blagrove. Guess what? . Some more Aims & Objectives. After today’s session, you will be able to: . Describe the history of intelligence research and evaluate its implications. Spring 2017. Defining Intelligence. Global capacity to think rationally, act purposely and deal effectively with the environment. “Intelligence is what my test measures”. Theories of Intelligence. 1 Module Details 1. Subject Name Adult Education 2. Paper Name Psycholog ical Foundation 3. Module number Module - 2.14 4. Module Name Basic concepts of Intelligence 5. Principal Investigator Prof. V Chapter 17: Processes of Evolution. Early Beliefs. 19. th. century: discovered species shared many traits, but lived in different parts of the world. Problematic – species only looked similar on the outside, but inside were very different . Succeeding in school and in in higher level jobs and occupation?. Ability to respond adaptively to the demands of a particular environment.. Intelligence is socially constructed concept.(. sternberg.