------------------------------------------------- On 17 Apr 2009 at 10:15, DeVolder Carol L wrote:
>Does anyone have any suggestions for demonstrations regarding >intelligence? I´m just looking for ways of livening up the discussion on >the biological bases of intelligence in Brain and Behavior. How about the case of Marilyn Vos Savant and the Monty Hall problem? She is claimed with some substance to have the world's highest IQ. But while she has done well, she has never achieved to the Olympian heights predicted by her IQ performance. Yet she correctly solved the Monty Hall problem when many failed, including professional mathematicians. Recent Financial Times article on her: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4add9230-23d5-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html#a Interactive simulation of Monty Hall problem (This is the demo suggestion): http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08monty.html?_r=1 (Click on "Let's play" and then "How it works" for a good explanation. Marilyn Vos Savant and reaction to her Monty Hall solution: http://tinyurl.com/dmh6ns Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
