Chapter 10: Intelligence and Language
Learning Objectives
- Define intelligence and list the different types of intelligence psychologists study.
- Summarize the characteristics of a scientifically valid intelligence test.
- Outline the biological and environmental determinants of intelligence.
- Explain how very high and very low intelligence is defined and what it means to have them.
- Consider and comment on the meaning of biological and environmental explanations for gender and racial differences in IQ.
- Define stereotype threat and explain how it might influence scores on an intelligence test.
- Review the components and structure of language.
- Explain the biological underpinnings of language.
- Outline the theories of language development.
