MEASURING INTELLIGENCE

The ability to measure/assess intelligence is one of the most important contribution of psychology to everyday possible life

Intelligence tests (IQ/EQ) are mostly designed to measure the general intelligence factor (g)

General Intelligence Factor- it is also known as the ‘g factor’ refers to the existence of a broad mental capacity that influences performance on cognitive ability measures.

FACTORS INFLUENCING INTELLIGENCE-

· Age

· Availability of knowledge sources

· Nutrition

· Environment/nurturing

STANDARDISATION OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS-

Standardisation of intelligence tests involves giving the test to a large number of people of different ages and computing the average score on tests

Importance of Regular Standardisation- Since the overall level of intelligence of a population may change overtime. Observations show the overall intelligence level has increased substantially over the past few decades. The average increase is about 3 IQ points for every 10 years

INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ) –

It is the total score derived from various standardised tests designed to assess human intelligence

IQ= Mental age ÷ Chronological age X 100

WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Score)

It is the most commonly used intelligence test

(Current Version — WAIS-IV)

-Kunal Chopra