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8 - Intelligence Flashcards

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Intelligence

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-Ability to acquire knowledge
- to think and reason effectivley
- to deal adaptively with the environment

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Psychometric approach tries to explain nature of intelligence by questioning

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Mental competences
(So how many abilities are out there?)

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Cognitive processes approach tries to explain the nature of intelligence by questioning

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Mental processes
(The underlying mechanisms, (mental speed etc.))

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Catell and horn explaining intelligence

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Intelligence is split in 2
- Crystallised intelligence
- Fluid intelligence

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Crystallised intelligence developed over lifespans and is

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Knowledge throughout life time
Ability to apply previous acquired knowledge to current problems LTM

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Fluid intelligence peaks in adulthood and is

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Flexible intelligence and ability to deal with new tasks and quickness to adapt

For this you do not need personal experiences

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Sternberg explaining intelligence

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3 types of intelligence
- Analytical
- Creative
- Practical

Defines intelligence in a way that helps people to become successful in life

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Analytical intelligence (Boeken slim)

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Academic problem solving and computation

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Creative intelligence

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Imaginative and innovative problem solving

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Practical intelligence (Levens slim)

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Street smarts and common sense

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Gardner explaining intelligence

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There are multiple types of intelligence (8 in total)

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Support evidence for garner

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Prodigy and savant

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Prodigy

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Child who has an extraordinary in one ability while having normal developments
in other abilities

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Savant

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  • Extraordinary thing
    High ability in one domain, low in other (good at remembering everything, but bad at speaking)
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IQ (intelligence quotient) is measured by

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IQ score = mental age dived by chronological age x 100
Average is 100, constant readjusting

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Validity (of intelligence test)

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Does it measure what is it supposed to measure? Is it generalizable?

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Reliabity (of intelligence test)

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Are the measurements consistent over time (generally)

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale tests intelligence based on 4 underlying mechanisms

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  • standardised IQ and norming
  • Mental abilities across lifespan
  • Testing wide range of mental abilities
  • Validity and reliability
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2 assumptions of Binet (forms basis of IQ)

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1) mental abilities generally develop with age
2) mental competence is a characteristic of a person, which is consistent over time…

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The Flynn effect is the strong evidence that

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Environment has a powerful impact on intelligence

PEOPLE GET SMARTER OVER TIME

(it is environment and not genes, bc gene pool could not change rapidly enough to account for change of IQ in time)

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Environmental factors that explain Flynn effect

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  • Better education
  • Better nutritition
  • Diseased reduces
22
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studies of intelligence are almost always

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correlational
Focusses on correlation among people rather than intelligence

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Dependent variable

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The outcome

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Independent variable

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What you vary

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What causes poor intelligence (/learning ability)

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Genetic diseases and poison during. pregnancy (FAS)

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Neural correlates of IQ are

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cortical thickness and certain
parietal areas
(mostly involved in efficient processing of
information)…

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Emotional Intelligence (EI) as an ability encompassing four dimensions (Mayer &
Salovey, 1997):

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  • emotions identification;
  • emotions utilization;
  • emotions understanding
  • emotions regulation

EVALUATED VIA INTELLIGENCE LIKE TESTS

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EI as a multifaceted construct encompassing 13-15
dispositions:

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Emotion are related to behavioural characters which affects the way an individuals copes with demands and pressures

EVALUATED VIA PERSONALITY LIKE QUESTIONAIRES

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