In this episode we’ll be talking all about intelligence, it’s myths and misconceptions. That hypothetical mental ability that we’re all so quick to judge and comment on. Sometimes, it’s all lighthearted fun between siblings, and other times, it’s weaponized to justify passing awful immigration laws and the sterilization of those judged to have a low IQ. We’ll talk about that in more detail later in the episode, but we’ll also be talking about some theories of intelligence, how IQ is measured, what it can or can’t tell us about a person, and finally, we’ll be dunking some myths. 

References 

Books 

• Schacter et al., 2016. Psychology / 2nd European., Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 
   

Journal Articles 

• Baltes, P. B., Cornelius, S. W., Spiro, A., Nesselroade, J. R., & Willis, S. L. (1980). Integration versus differentiation of fluid/crytallized intelligence in old age. Developmental Psychology, 16(6), 625. 
• Farreras, I. G. (2019). The professionalization of psychologists as court personnel: Consequences of the first institutional commitment law for the “feebleminded”. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. 
• Fogarty, G. J. (2008). Intelligence: theories and issues. In Adult educational psychology (pp. 181-208). Brill Sense. 
• Gottfredson, L. S. (1997). Mainstream science on intelligence: An editorial with 52 signatories, history and bibliography. Intelligence, 24(1), 13–23. 
• Lim, W., Plucker, J. A., & Im, K. (2002). We are more alike than we think we are: Implicit theories of intelligence with a Korean sample. Intelligence, 30(2), 185-208. 
• Maltby, J., Day, L., & Macaskill, A. (2017). Personality, individual differences and intelligence / (Fourth ed.). 
• Richardson, K. (2002). What IQ tests test. Theory & Psychology, 12(3), 283-314. 
• Students. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2(4), 86-91. 
• Pal, H. R., Pal, A., & Tourani, P. (2004). Theories of intelligence. Everyman’s science, 39(3), 181-192.