There are few topics that create as much controversy as intelligence. How is it defined? How can it be tested? Should it be tested, and if so, how should the results be used? What connections, if any, exist between intelligence and achievement? Should people of widely different aptitudes be educated identically? Why do individual differences exist in the first place? The website "Human Intelligence" does an excellent job providing an overview of the topic. Particularly, I want you to take a look at
"Current Controversies" aka "Hot Topics" in Intelligence. There are 14 subtopics listed. Choose one, read the material and then comment.
Also, please read the "
The social cost to academic achievement". Don't comment here, but be prepared to discuss on Monday.
And, if you're interested, the little mini IQ sampler we played with on Thursday was taken from the website of
Mensa, the oldest high IQ society in the world (minimum of 132 @ +2.2 SD). Scroll down towards the bottom and click on "mental workout" if you've nothing else to do.
Subtopic: "Mozart Effect"
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The introduction had two multiple choice questions. For the first question I chose "listening to classical music constantly or in the background will make me smarter,". Of course I chose the incorrect answer. The second question I got right, but that isn't of importance right now. Researchers suggested that listening to Mozart can make one smarter. The results of this research showed that it increased IQ scores by 8-9 points and only lasted 10-15 minutes. The article then asks "Why might the Mozart effect happen?" The answer is a biological argument for music was developed by the original researchers of the Mozart effect using the biological functioning of the brain. Researchers later hypothesized that listening to certain types of music may "warm-up" neural transmitters inside the cerebral cortex and thereby improve spatial performance. Mozart effect critics have claimed the spatial intelligence increase to be nothing more than a shift in the participants' arousal. Truth is that there is no evidence that directly links a better ability at any subject to listening to Mozart. There is also no research that links Mozart to physical well-being. It has not been proven that babies are prone to be more intelligent by listening to Mozart because mostly college undergraduates were tested on this theory.It is not true that any classical music will have the same effect as Mozart. There are a few problems that puts the legitimacy of any results garnered from Mozart effect research into question. For instance, no study has provided demographic descriptors of their participants. I think that the Mozart effect would work only if the participant believes that this can work for them. To me, this theory is similar to the self-fulling prophecy.
I dont really know what to say. I choose the Mozart Effect, because it caught my attention as soon as I went on the sight. I thought this was true. When I was younger I use to listening to a station on the radio that played classical music every night. I like this message because I believe in it and it reminds me of my childhood. Thats all I have to say.
ReplyDeleteI read two articles, the one about giftedness and intelligence and the other one about The Mozart effect. While the one about intelligence was pretty boring the Mozart effect was very interesting . Claims that listening to classical music makes your Ow higher makes a person like me wonder. I never listen to anything besides hip hop and rhythm and blues so is this making my IQ lower. At this moment, im a little worried but as shanda stated I too think it would only work if the participant believes it would.
ReplyDeleteOk I read the Practical Intelligence article and the only part that I truly agreed with was, “More than mere analytical ability, humans need creative and practical abilities to succeed in their life pursuits, and IQ tests capture only a part of what it means to be intelligent.” Like just because you can have a high IQ, does not mean you’re capable of survival in your environment. For example, a person can have so much intelligent about fishing, but without actually experiencing fishing HANDS ON, it does not make him/her the greatest fisher in the world. Basically what I am trying to say, in my opinion, is experience plays a major role in intellectual success.
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ReplyDeleteThe Mozart Effect is very interesting and it reminds me of the self-fulfilling prophecy, but the truth is there is no direct evidence between intelligence increasing and listening to classical music. I completely agree with Shanda, if you believe it will work then maybe it will.
I chose the mozart effect. In the article it states that this improves a persons iq score by 8-9 points. I believe this article to be true because music can relax your mind and make you focus. I don't know about music for a test but when I listen to music and do my work I seem to have this drive and motive to get it done. I don't really listen to classical music I listen to secondline music and that helps me focus. Classical music is much calmer so I know if I were to listen to it I can do much better. Even though there its no true evidence I think it can work sure to someones feelings and state of mind.
ReplyDeleteI read about the mozart effect. The article talks about how mozart music can increase a person intelligence after listening to 10 to 15 minutes of the music. I think this effect is something like a illusion that have you thinking that you smarter & manipilate your brain. By causing you to focus & concentrate more, especially with math. The experiment was not tested on babies because there mind still matureing & building. So they tested the experiment on college students.
ReplyDeleteyou guys are totally lame for picking the mozart effect seven times in a row. Also your responses are the bare minimum and certainly not worth 10 points. Everyone besides Shanda pick something else and provide a response that demonstrates some understanding.
ReplyDeleteI live it when Jenny gets you Goy's together OK now time for my take on a hot topic althought i am a little worried as to why Chelay Anonnahmah was not listed as a hot topic. But i chose the multiple intelligence for one and one reason only. The article addresses several types of intelligence in which everyone can relate to in some way or another. like the moral intelligence i for one am a proud and living example of what you call moral intelligence i absolutely support all that is said about the moral intelligence of a human being. In addition to the moral intelligence the emotional part of the article was very interesting . It has to do with one controlling their emotions such as i do all the time. there could not have been an article that consisted of more characteristics that i posses as a biological male and a perspective Kahtoey! although that has nothing to do with this article i just felt that i should say that. Last but not least i enjoyed this article because it was one that many people can relate to on a vast number of levels each and every person has some type of intelligence within them whether it be social, moral, or emotional or even all 3.
ReplyDeleteThe article I was the Flynn Effect and its nothing to agree with because it is a fact. The Flynn Effect is the increase in IQ scores in every generation ranging from 5 to 25 points. I agree that there is not an increase in intelligence but in abstract problem solving. I also agree with the Brand hypothesis that because of societal changes with test timit limits, it has caused people to work quicker and effectively. The Flynn Effect is not surprising and I enjoyed the article much better than that Gifted article Jenny told me to read!!!What a BORE!!!
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ReplyDeleteHenry Goddard was an American psychologist best known for his work with the inheritability of intelligence. He believed feeble-mindedness resulted from a single recessive gene. His primary interest was "Morons". His most famous work was the Kallikak Family. His work began with Martin Kallikak Sr. who had an illegitimate child with a feeble-minded tavern girl and later married a quaker woman. Goddard thought Martin created two different families: a good one and a bad one. The good family was filled with normal successful individuals while the bad family was filled with "morons" or "feeble-minded" people. Goddard thought people who were "morons" should not be able to have children and should be segregated from the rest of the world because they cause crime and create illegitimate people. I believe this is wrong. His research on the Kallikak family was used for all the wrong reasons and eventually Goddard regreted his claims and post people still have a negative image of him and his work.
I choose the subtopic article "Practical Intelligence". In my opinion, Sternberg has an accurate opinion and fact based description of intelligence. He uses a tactic method to test practical intelligence, that I believe works. Many psychologist have criticized him saying he uses the term to loosely. I believe that he uses it correctly. Many people lack the common sense needed in life, which is a form of intelligence. Sternberg was just the first to give it a name that it less commonly used, Practical Intelligence. It is a devloping ability and is not just given to a person. One must obtain this from experience and their ability to perform in different in situations.
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I read the introduction of the Mozart. I pratically got all the multiple questions right. I actually thought it was the, "Your Baby Can Read" Mozart. Boy was I wrong, but found it real interesting. That listening to Mozart's classical music increases or decreases someone's arousal and mood to a level that is more optimal for testing. Others sound kind of silly like that watching George Carlin comedy preformances and a Stephen King read aloud. I think there is a possibillity that something like that can happen. In some weird kind of a way it sparks connections in the brain. Which would be really cool if you could do such a thing.
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BUTTTT--- I read Individually Administered Intelligence test and to comment on this subtopic I feel that an IQ is test is the best way to measure intelligence better than any other timed standardized test. These test can't be studied for the night before. Tests like the ACT are not a good method to measure intelligence to me, because it doesnt show how much you know but rather how fast you can figure it out. I bet if the ACT wasn't timed more individuals would get a higher score.
The Mozart Effect
ReplyDeleteI fell in love with this article. It was a very
Interesting one. It included multiple facts and a interesting way to compare our minds in music
with psychology. I didn't even know there was such a thing called musicology. I like the way they explain that it's almost as if it's a musical network. However, there are some things I do disagree with. In this article, psychologist Petr Janata stated," Something inside us craves it, our minds have internalized music." This is very interesting and I love it. This may be true for people like me born into a family of singing, dancing, and music everywhere you go. However , I know people that can't stand any form of music. I believe most people are into music because it's in their genes or they have been influenced in some form or fashion. Over all, this article rocks like you Ms Rious. Sike!
I read Mozart affect and practical intelligence. and with the mozart affect i found it included multiple facts but i dont think that the music increases intelligence however it does calm you and make you able to be more controlling of the brain. and with practical intelligence i think Sternberg has an accurate opinion and fact based description of intelligence and i dont think that your IQ score has nothing to do with your ability to survive or do something. like just because you know about doenst mean you can physically perform it. But i find both of these articles very informative.
ReplyDeleteI really reccommend that everyone read, "The Bell Curve." It would really give you an idea and basic concept to what we as kids growing up not as priveledged as others are, which has shown correlations and causation. We already know growing up this environment in New Orleans have shown relation to IQ. I know that we are all intelligent but I think if we read a little in to it we can maybe stop this statistic of not having high IQ scores as another race. So basically that stereotype should change because we are capable of so much more. They give us less credit than we deserve. And this is somethig we really already know, but I'm just restated it because we have to really understand it better. Because its not just because we are black, but the enivronment you surrond yourself in.
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ReplyDeleteThis article was very interesting. After reading it, I felt better about my level of "INTELLIGENCE". Standardized tests DO NOT determine whether a person is smart or intellectual. I got out of this article that standardized tests ONLY measures how well a person performs on a test relative to his/her peers. I didn't know what the term "norm referenced" meant; however, I now have an understanding that it simply means the test was initially administered to a large number of children, mainly in the thousands. This article gave a brief outline of what parents should understand about standardized test taking when it involves their kids. Parents should understand that standardized tests aren't your ordinary test. They are test that you can't study for; you will just need to make sure your child gets an ample amount of sleep the night before and a healthy breakfast the morning of. Also, they should understand that the younger the child, the easier the complexity of the test and the faster they'll finish. However, I learned that the older the child, the more complex the test is and it'll take on average 1 hour and 20 minutes to complete. Overall, I thought this was a very interesting topic to read about and I learned a lot about myself and standardized tests in less than 20 minutes.
Individually Administered Intelligence Tests
ReplyDeleteThis article was very interesting. After reading it, I felt better about my level of "INTELLIGENCE". Standardized tests DO NOT determine whether a person is smart or intellectual. I got out of this article that standardized tests ONLY measures how well a person performs on a test relative to his/her peers. I didn't know what the term "norm referenced" meant; however, I now have an understanding that it simply means the test was initially administered to a large number of children, mainly in the thousands. This article gave a brief outline of what parents should understand about standardized test taking when it involves their kids. Parents should understand that standardized tests aren't your ordinary test. They are test that you can't study for; you will just need to make sure your child gets an ample amount of sleep the night before and a healthy breakfast the morning of. Also, they should understand that the younger the child, the easier the complexity of the test and the faster they'll finish. However, I learned that the older the child, the more complex the test is and it'll take on average 1 hour and 20 minutes to complete. Overall, I thought this was a very interesting topic to read about and I learned a lot about myself and standardized tests in less than 20 minutes.
Mrs. Rious that princess_angel_down comment is for me (Janee' Taylor), my google account was acting up so I had to repost it but you can disregard that one.
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Practical Intelligence
ReplyDeleteI found this article very interesting and i would like to further my knowledge on practical intelligence. i totally agree with Sternberg's approach that intelligences are developing abilities, and not just fixed characteristics. i learned that he's a strong believer that standardized test only show part of what it really means to be intelligent. The idea of Tacit Knowledge is absolutely incredible in my opinion. I strongly believe that it is learned and the learner retains what is important to him. i disagree with g-theorists who believe that practical intelligence can be explained better by traditional explanations of intelligence.