Discuss the evidence for inheritence of intelligence. Intelligence Definition of Intelligence Ability to understand and adapt to the environment that results from a combination of both inherited characteristics and educational experiences. Defined in terms of observable, objective behavior. Reflects the ability to adapt to the environment. Wechsler's definition - The aggregrate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment.
Intellectual development consists of changes in way they accomplish adaptation.
Wechsler's Theory - intelligence made up of many subparts. Factor Theories - use factor analysis to find components. His view is that they are inherited. A New Theory of Intelligence Sternberg's View - information processing view of intelligence. 3 dimensions- componential, experiential, contextual.