7.03 Intelligence Flashcards

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the ability to learn from experience, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively to adapt to new situations and solve problems

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intelligence

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he theorized that intelligence could be either general or specific; coined the term “g factor”

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Charles Spearman

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he is a leader in the field of multiple intelligences; argued that intelligence in one aspect does not predict intelligence in others

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Howard Gardner

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he developed the triarchic theory of intelligence

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Robert Sternberg

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Robert Sternberg’s three kinds of intelligence

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analytical, creative, practical

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the ability to break down problems, analyze, problem solve; measured by intelligence tests and academic achievement tests; “book smarts”

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Sternberg’s analytical ingelligence

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the ability to solve problems in new ways, handle new information, process information automatically

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Sternberg’s creative intelligence

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the ability to use information in everyday life, be tactful, manipulate situations, apply outside knowledge to one’s benefit; “street smart

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Sternberg’s practical intelligence

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the first researcher to apply statistical methods to study intelligence, and the first to use surveys and questionnaires to gather data; a support of eugenics

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Sir Francis Galton

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along with Theodore Simon, he was the first to design an intelligence test to identify students who might need remedial help

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Alfred Binet

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he developed an intelligence quotient for children, which allowed children to compare intelligence levels of children in different ages

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William Stern

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he created the Stanford-Binet IQ test for children (as we’ll see later, he also conducted a famous “genius” study)

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Lewis Terman

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he developed a series of IQ tests for various age groups, including the WAIS-IV for adults

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David Wechsler

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three requirements for a good IQ test

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reliability, validity, standardization

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for a test to have __, the scores that it yields must accurately reflect intelligence in real-life situations

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validity

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ensuring that an intelligence test is the same for a large group of individuals

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standardization

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for a test to have __, it must produce consistent results each time it is administered to the same individual or group of people

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reliability

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two ways to ensure an intelligence test is standardized

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  • ensure consistent administration

- compare test scores to a large, randomly selected sample group’s

19
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average IQ; standard deviation

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100; 15

20
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percent of test takers with an IQ between 85 and 115

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68%

21
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percent of test takers with an IQ between 70 and 130

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95%

22
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type of intelligence that accumulates as we age

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crystallized intelligence

23
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type of intelligence that includes our ability to problem solve, learn new skills, and reason abstractly, and which tends to diminish as we age

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fluid intelligence

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the possibly unavoidable problem whereby

IQ tests tend to reflect, in language, dialect, and content, the culture of those who design them

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cultural bias