Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition

E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough

Intelligence

Application Questions


1		Over time, intelligence has been defined in a number of different ways. As specifically as you can, present your definition of intelligence. If you were to devise a test of intelligence based on your definition, what test items would be included?



2		You have the exciting opportunity to attend a public debate on the nature of intelligence in childhood. Two noted theorists will speak: Robert Sternberg and Howard Gardner. Write the remarks made by each theorist.



3		Arthur Jensen argued strongly that intelligence was heavily influenced by heredity. Is Jensen's belief accurate? What variables influence the development of intelligence? Identify specific opportunities that you can incorporate into a preschooler's daily life that will encourage intellectual development.



4		As a psychometrician, you are asked to evaluate a newly developed test of children's intelligence. How would you do so? What important characteristics must the test possess?



5		As part of a research study, your 2-year-old has been assessed with a newly developed IQ test. Your child has scored quite high, suggesting advanced cognitive skills. Before accepting the findings wholeheartedly, what might you want to know about the test? How predictive are these findings likely to be of your child's future functioning? Explain.

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