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Unit 2: Individual behaviour

3 dot points across 2 inquiry questions, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

Topic 1: Intelligence

Describe the psychometric approach to intelligence (i.e. intelligence quotient, or IQ); Describe common methods by which intelligence is measured with reference to IQ tests and scales, including Stanford-Binet scale and Wechsler's intelligence scales for adults (WAIS-IV) and children (WISC-V); Discuss the degree to which intelligence tests are valid and reliable

Intelligence. Compares Spearman's general intelligence, Gardner's multiple intelligences and Sternberg's triarchic theory, explains how IQ is measured (Binet, Wechsler, the normal distribution), and evaluates reliability, validity and cultural bias in testing.

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Discuss the significance of common uses of the psychometric approach to intelligence compared to the information processing approach, Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, Gardner's multiple intelligences and Goleman's emotional intelligence (EQ)

Emotional intelligence. Defines emotional intelligence, distinguishes the Salovey and Mayer ability model from Goleman's mixed model, lists the core components, explains how it is measured, and evaluates how it differs from cognitive intelligence (IQ).

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Topic 2: Diagnosis

Discriminate between adaptive and maladaptive behaviour; Discuss concepts of normality, including sociocultural, functional, historical, situational, medical and statistical approaches; Describe the concept of psychological disorder; Compare diagnostic manuals in common use, including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition-TR, 2022) and the International Classification of Diseases (11th revision, 2022), discussing the uses that different professions make of these manuals; Discuss the reliability and validity of diagnosis

Diagnosis. Explains approaches to defining normality and abnormality, describes the DSM and ICD classification systems and the biopsychosocial model, and evaluates issues including reliability, validity, labelling and cultural bias using Rosenhan's study.

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