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The Different Types of Intelligence
30:44 - 39:46 (09:01)
There are multiple types of intelligence, including arithmetic intelligence and variable auditory kinesthetic learning, and differences have been found in family studies.
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This episode discusses the history and controversies surrounding genetics research, including past claims about finding specific genes for intelligence, memory, and depression, as well as how assortative mating may bias genetic studies.
30:44 - 33:00 (02:15)
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This episode discusses the history and controversies surrounding genetics research, including past claims about finding specific genes for intelligence, memory, and depression, as well as how assortative mating may bias genetic studies.
ChapterThe Different Types of Intelligence
Episode#534 - Dr Stuart Ritchie - Why Is Behavioural Genetics Such A Hated Science?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker argues that measuring family differences in intelligence is much more rigorous and robust than measuring DNA differences.
33:00 - 35:53 (02:52)
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The speaker argues that measuring family differences in intelligence is much more rigorous and robust than measuring DNA differences. They also stress the importance of recognizing the replication crisis in the field and questioning the tendency to assume that proficiency in one type of intelligence test translates to proficiency in all types of intelligence tests.
ChapterThe Different Types of Intelligence
Episode#534 - Dr Stuart Ritchie - Why Is Behavioural Genetics Such A Hated Science?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The effectiveness of brain training games is often debated, but the improvement of specific skills such as vocabulary and memory is well documented.
35:53 - 38:21 (02:27)
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The effectiveness of brain training games is often debated, but the improvement of specific skills such as vocabulary and memory is well documented. However, these skills are limited to the specific task being trained.
ChapterThe Different Types of Intelligence
Episode#534 - Dr Stuart Ritchie - Why Is Behavioural Genetics Such A Hated Science?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The Multiple Intelligence Theory proposed different types of intelligence, but there is no empirical content to support it.
38:21 - 39:46 (01:24)
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The Multiple Intelligence Theory proposed different types of intelligence, but there is no empirical content to support it. Although there are different types of intelligence, it does not have the same empirical basis as verbal and spatial abilities.