Ch 17- describing intelligence Flashcards
What are the three approaches/theories to intelliegences?
- PSYCHOMETRIC - SYSTEMS - EMOTIONAL
Psychometric Approach sees….
Intelligence as a map of the mind, focusses on the MEASUREMENT of psychological ABILITIES & CHARACTERISTICS
What is factor analysis in the psychometric approach?
statistical method that is based on correlation e.g. researchers use it to identify the different aspects of intelligence
Steps to factor analysis are:
1) Large numer of people sit range of Integelligence tests 2) Correlations between tests are examines 3) Factors are created based on positively corelated test = new aspect of intelligence
Factor analysis advantages:
Helps us SEPERATE SPECIFIC abilities we think influnece intelligence Create test that meaure abilities Explains why there are individual differences w/ intelligenc
CHC model is an aggregate of what three theories?
1) Cattel-Horn’s GF/GC theory 2) Carroll’s three stratum theory 3) Theory of intelligence
1) Cattel-Horns theory
TWO STRATUMS -10 broad cognitive abilities -69 narrow cognitive abilities
Fluid intelligence is..
(BIOLOGICALLY BASED) asseses… -problem solving ability/ solving new or unusual problems - depends minimally on acquired skills - Memory -Reasoning - Information Processing speed
Crystalised intelligence is..
-Acquired skills and knowledge - Measured through vocabulary and general knowledge
2) Carroll’s three stratum theory
- THREE STATUMS -Top level of general intelligence added ‘G’ - G influences other abilities -Eight other abilities -69 narrow abilities
MRI Study on twins show that…
There is a relationship between brain size, intelligence and GENES Therefore brain structure is heritable
Neuroimaging involves…
Measuring brain activity while participants are performing an intelligence test Eg PET scans show increased activity in a specific regions of the brain for intellectually challenging tasks e.g Tetris Eg Less glucose whilst problemsoving - learning to use brain more effectively
Critique of the biological approach to intelligence:
- health of individual must be taken into account - mist take i to consideration the environment in which the individual lives in - not effective when biological model used in isolation
Contextual model of intelligence is:
Intelligence formed according to the culture of an individual adapting to environment and custom E.g. Indigenous australians highly value hunting and gathering E.g. Suburban Australians highly value academic performance
True or False each culture has there own idea of what it means to be clever
TRUE
Systems model of intelligence…
Attempts to combine the psychometric, biological and contextual approaches to develop a model that embraces all aspects of intelligence.
How is the systems approach different to the psychometric/ biological approach?
-broadens definition of intelligence to include a range of types of abilities -Not dependent on dependent upon language use and understanding -attempts to help understand how intelligence functions as a system
Who are the people Involved in the systems Approach and their theories?
- Gardner (Multiple Intelligence theory)
- Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
- Salovey and Meyer Ability based model of emotional intelligence
In Gardners theory of Multiple intelligence he proposed/beleived that….
- There was more than one kind of intellignece but many
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What are the kinds of intelligence?
- Linguistic
- Logical-Mathematical
- Musical
- Spatial
- Bodily-kinaesthtic
- Naturalistic
- Interpersonal
- Intrapersonal