Intelligence

Psychology of Intelligence

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Last updated:
02 Aug 2005

Intelligence - General

• Similar intelligence courses & online texts
• Online articles about intelligence

Intelligence - Specific Topics

• Can machines be intelligent? (artificial intelligence)
• Birth order, family size, & intelligence
• Online & commonly used IQ tests
• Intelligence tests & cultural bias
• Multiple intelligences
• Emotional intelligence
• Flynn effect (IQ has increased over time)
• IQ & criminality

Similar Intelligence Courses & Online Texts

• Intelligence - 1st year psychology lecture notes by R. G. Tonks, Camosun College

• Chapter 6: Intelligence [Learning Objectives] - Foundations of Psychology (3rd ed.)
• Intelligence Testing - Dr. Bruce Abbott - Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
• The Personality Project - Recommended Readings in Personality & Ability

Online Articles about Intelligence

• "Intelligence" articles - Encyclopaedia of Psychology
• Controversy follows psychological testing [history of intelligence testing] - APA Monitor
• APA Taskforce report on Intelligence - Press release (1996)
• Frequently Asked Questions about IQ - Nicologic Intelligence Tests
• What became of Albert Einstein's brain? (Neuroscience for Kids)
• Recent intelligence articles in APA Monitor (Feb, 2003)
• Ideas on Intelligence - Great Ideas in Psychology (useful points focusing on different causes of intelligence)
• Two Views of "The Bell Curve" - pro- and con- book reviews of Herrnstein & Murray's controversial "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life"
• Gottfredson et al article - summary of what is known about intelligence, signed by many well-known psychologists, but mostly those from the "genetic" and "general intelligence" spectrum [.pdf, .4MB]

Can Machines be Intelligent?

• Can a machine be Intelligent?  Class Debate - Issues and Ideas
• "Artificial Intelligence" articles - Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Overview of artificial intelligence
• ArtificialBrains.com - includes a project to build a robotic cat
• Ray Kurzweil - artificial intelligence guru; website has a variety of relevant topics
• Foundations of artificial intelligence - the big issues (hefty!)
• Google search on "artificial intelligence debate"

Birth Order, Family Size & Intelligence (Week 5 Tutorial)

• Recent study finds no direct link between birth order, family size & intelligence
• Birth order & intelligence - www.drspock.com

• Google search "birth order intelligence"  and "family size intelligence"

Intelligence Testing & Cultural Bias

• Cultural bias in intelligence testing
• Chitling Test of Intelligence (short form, 15 questions)
• Redden-Simons "Rap" Test (12 questions)
• The Australian/American Test of Intelligence (10 questions)
• The Original Australian Test of Intelligence (10 questions)
• Stalking the Wild Taboo - huge list of references
• Intelligence tests & culture bias - Google Search

Multiple Intelligences

• Multiple intelligences links - comprehensive list
• Multiple intelligences - Google search

Emotional Intelligence

• Emotional intelligence - Google Search
• Your Emotional Landscape - Center for Emotional Leadership

Flynn Effect (IQ has increased over time)

• Flynn Effect (IQ has increased over time) - Google Search

IQ & Criminality

• Low IQ May Prevent Inmate Executions - newspaper article