UNIT 1- Part 1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
3 Learning styles of students
Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic
3 civilizations on Psych Assessment
- Chinese Civilization
- Greek Civilization
- European Civilization
test on government position
Chinese Civilization
2 dynasties in chinese civilization
Han Dynasty- test batteries
Ming Dynasty- multistage testing
measure intelligence and physical skills
Greek Civilization
formal exams for degrees and honor
European Universities
select overseas employees
1832 english east india company
adopted civil service testing system
1855 british government
They followed the civil service testing system of 1855 british government
French and German
created an exam for government service jobs
1833 united states. American Civil Service Commission
2 people on individual differences
Charles Darwin
Francis Galton
He stated that despite similarities, no two humans are exactly alike. Some diff are more adaptive leading to more complex and intelligent organisms
Charles Darwin
He’s an applied darwinist. He stated that some people have characteristics more fit than others.
Francis Galton
Francis Galton’s contribution;
- anthropometric records of students
- pioneered application of rating scale, questionnaire, and free association
- use of statistical methods for analysis of psych test
- people with mental retardation and diminished abilitiy to discriminate between heat, cold, and pain
Who are the early psychologists;
Wilhelm Wundt
Edward Titchener
Jean Esquirol
James Mckeen Cattell
Alfred Binet
David Wechsler
Raymond Cattell
Howard Gardner
One of the founders of psychology, father of modern psychology, and the first to set up psych lab
Wilhelm Wundt
Brought structuralism to America. His brain displayed at psych department in Cornell
Edward Titchener
Accurate description of mental retardation as a separate entity from insanity
Jean Esquirol
Coined the term mental sets
James McKeen Cattell
Father of IQ testing (Stanford- Binet)
Alfred Binet
He made the wechsler intelligence tests (wisc, wais)
David wechsler
Introduced the components of “g”
Raymond Cattell
Component of “g” where there is an ability to see relationship in analogies aka primary reasoning ability which decreases with age.
Fluid “g”
acquired knowledge and skills which increases with age
Crystallized “g”
