Powerpoint presentation by Jim Foley ? 2013 Worth Publishers Chapter 10 Intelligence Chapter Overview Definitions of intelligence One ability or many? The role of creativity and emotional intelligence How to construct tests to try to assess intelligence Intelligence stability, change, and extremes Genetic vs. environmental influences Group differences in ability Racial difference or cultural test bias? Overall question to consider: does each of us have an inborn level of talent, a general mental capacity or set of abilities, and can that level be measured and represented by a score on a test?