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g Factor
Performance on different cognitive tests are often similar, leading to the idea of a "general intelligence," The g Factor. IQ tests are used as a metric of this factor. First proposed by Charles Spearman. -
Binet-Simon Test
This was on of the first intelligence tests. It was used to identify special-needs students. It was created by Alfred Binet and refined by Théodore Simon. -
IQ testing
The IQ test was invented by WIlliam Stern. It is still widely used today. The median score is set at 100 and each standard deviation is set at 15 points. -
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development
Piaget suggested that children are not less intelligent than adults, they just think differently. He proposed a series of stages of development children go through. -
Primary Mental Abilities
Louis Leon Thurstone did not agree with the g Factor, but instead thought that intelligence was composed of seven primary factors: verbal comprehension, word fluency, number facility, spatial visualization, associative memory, perceptual speed and reasoning. The Primary Mental Abilities test is based on these ideas. -
Wechsler Intelligence Scale
This is an IQ test for children, not requiring reading or writing. It was invented by David Wechsler. The fifth version is frequently used today. -
Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner though IQ testing was limited and proposed eight intelligence measures: Linguistic intelligence, Logical-mathematical intelligence, Spatial intelligence, Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence, Musical intelligence, Interpersonal intelligence, Intrapersonal intelligence, Naturalist intelligence Our society cares the most about linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence, but there is no reason not to value the others. -
Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
Sternberg proposed that intelligence has three components: Componential intelligence (reasoning, verbal, and maths skills), Experiential intelligence (new ideas and situations), and Contextual intelligence (real-world application and evironment changing). -
Four-Branch Model of Emotional Intelligence
John D. Mayer and Peter Salovey proposed this model. It defines emotional intelligence as being composed of the ability to: accurately perceive emotions in oneself and others, use emotions to facilitate thinking, understand emotional meanings, and manage emotions. -
Trait Emotional Intelligence
A theory of emotional intelligence developed by K. V. Petrides and Adrian Furnham coming out of the facet of emotional intelligence not covered by the four-trait model. It looks at 15 traits of emotional intelligence.
