9.1 Measuring Intelligence Flashcards
Anthropometrics
methods of measuring physical and mental variation in humans
Intelligence
the ability to think, understand, reason and adapt to or overcome obstacles
Mental age
the average intellectual ability score for children of a specific age
Standford-Binet test
a test intended to measure innate levels of intelligence
Intelligence quotient
IQ is calculated by taking a person’s mental age, dividing it by their chronological age, and then multiplying it by 100
Deviation IQ
calculated by comparing a person’s test score with the average score for people of the same age
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
the most common intelligence test in use today for adolescents and adults
Raven’s Progressive matrices
an intelligence test that is based on pictures, not words, thus making it relatively unaffected by language or cultural background
Eugenics
good genes/breeding - Darwin, Galton, Terman - exapnded it into superiority of races
Stereotype threat
occurs when negative stereotypes about a group cause group members to underperform on ability tests
Entity theory
the belief that intelligence is a fixed characteristic and relatively difficult to change
Incremental theory
the belief that intelligence can be shaped by experiences, practice and effort
