Describe Galton's approach to intelligence

What will be an ideal response?


Francis Galton noticed that intelligent people often had intelligent relatives and concluded that intelligence was, to a large extent, biological or inherited. In trying to assess intelligence, Galton measured people's heads and recorded the speed of their reactions to various sensory stimuli. However, measures proved to be poorly related to intelligence or academic achievement

Psychology

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Psychology

__________ theory encompasses the idea that people are motivated to maintain an optimal level of stimulation or stimulation

a) Arousal b) Instinct c) Stimulus d) Expectancy

Psychology

Carefully identifying the needs for workplace training is referred to as ______.

a. worker development b. work-skills assessment c. organizational analysis d. training needs assessment

Psychology

What are the three mental states that children begin to understand from the age 18 months to 3 years?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology