8 - Intelligence

Question 1

Intelligence

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Psychometric approach tries to explain nature of intelligence by questioning

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Catell and horn explaining intelligence

Answer 4

Intelligence is split in 2
- Crystallised intelligence
- Fluid intelligence

Question 5

Crystallised intelligence developed over lifespans and is

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Fluid intelligence peaks in adulthood and is

Answer 6

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

For this you do not need personal experiences

Question 7

Sternberg explaining intelligence

Answer 7

3 types of intelligence
- Analytical
- Creative
- Practical

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

Question 8

Analytical intelligence (Boeken slim)

Answer 8

Academic problem solving and computation

Question 9

Creative intelligence

Answer 9

Imaginative and innovative problem solving

Question 10

Practical intelligence (Levens slim)

Answer 10

Street smarts and common sense

Question 11

Gardner explaining intelligence

Answer 11

There are multiple types of intelligence (8 in total)

Question 12

Support evidence for garner

Answer 12

Prodigy and savant

Question 13

Prodigy

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Savant

Answer 14

• Extraordinary thing
  High ability in one domain, low in other (good at remembering everything, but bad at speaking)

Question 15

IQ (intelligence quotient) is measured by

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Validity (of intelligence test)

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Reliabity (of intelligence test)

Answer 17

Are the measurements consistent over time (generally)

Question 18

Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale tests intelligence based on 4 underlying mechanisms

Answer 18

• standardised IQ and norming
• Mental abilities across lifespan
• Testing wide range of mental abilities
• Validity and reliability

Question 19

2 assumptions of Binet (forms basis of IQ)

Answer 19

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

Question 20

The Flynn effect is the strong evidence that

Answer 20

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)

Question 21

Environmental factors that explain Flynn effect

Answer 21

• Better education
• Better nutritition
• Diseased reduces

Question 22

studies of intelligence are almost always

Answer 22

correlational
Focusses on correlation among people rather than intelligence

Question 23

Dependent variable

Answer 23

The outcome

Question 24

Independent variable

Answer 24

What you vary

Question 25

What causes poor intelligence (/learning ability)

Answer 25

Genetic diseases and poison during. pregnancy (FAS)

Question 26

Neural correlates of IQ are

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

- emotions identification; - emotions utilization; - emotions understanding - emotions regulation EVALUATED VIA INTELLIGENCE LIKE TESTS

Question 28

EI as a multifaceted construct encompassing 13-15 dispositions:

Answer 28

Emotion are related to behavioural characters which affects the way an individuals copes with demands and pressures EVALUATED VIA PERSONALITY LIKE QUESTIONAIRES