Ch 4: Intelligence and Giftedness

Question 1

psychometry

Answer 1

measurement of mental abilities through task performance

Question 2

Gaulle

Answer 2

psychometry, influenced by Darwin, intelligence testing

Question 3

Deviation IQ

Answer 3

score based on statistical comparison of individual’s performance w/ average performance of others in that age group

Question 4

cultural loading

Answer 4

cultural biased IQ test should not be used

Question 5

cautions w/labelling

Answer 5

1. labels do not indicate treatments
2. self-fulfilling prophecies (provide stigma)
3. labels =/= explanations

Question 6

gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence

Answer 6

• no general intelligence
• defined by community standards
• “content” focused

Question 7

multiple intelligences

Answer 7

inter/intrapersonal, naturalist, verbal, logical, visual, musical, etc.

Question 8

sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence

Answer 8

1. analytic
2. creative/experiential
3. practical/contextual

Question 9

analytic intelligence

Answer 9

think abstractly and process info effectively

metacomponents + performance components + knowledge-acquisition components

Question 10

creative/experiential intelligence

Answer 10

formulate new ideas, combine somewhat unrelated facts/info

insight + automaticity

Question 11

practical/contextual

Answer 11

adaptation in real world

Question 12

convergent vs divergent thinking

Answer 12

c: single solution

d. multiple solutions

Question 13

Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking

Answer 13

scoring based on:
originality + fluency + flexibility + elaboration

given a situation on how to use an object (eg how to use a brick)

Question 14

field dependence

Answer 14

learning style; patterns perceived as wholes

Question 15

field independence

Answer 15

learning style; separate parts of a pattern are perceived/analyzed

Question 16

Renzulli and Reis 1991 Definition of Giftedness

Answer 16

1. top 1 or 5%
2. high creativity
3. high commitment/persistence

Question 17

curriculum compacting

Answer 17

assessing knowledge -> teaching only for those goals not yet reached

Question 18

ability grouping (tracking)

Answer 18

creation of student groups according to ability

Question 19

individualized educational plan (IEP)

Answer 19

specified plan matched to individual talents

Question 20

fluid intelligence

Answer 20

culture-free/non-verbal mental efficiency that is grounded in brain development

Question 21

crystallized intelligence

Answer 21

ability to apply culturally approved problem-solving methods

Question 22

learning styles

Answer 22

way a person approaches learning and studying

Question 23

learning preferences

Answer 23

preferred ways of studying/learning

Question 24

learned helplessness

Answer 24

expectation based on previous experiences involving lack of control, that all of one’s efforts will lead to failure

Question 25

inclusion

Answer 25

practice of integrating exceptional students into regular education classrooms (participation* rather than placement)

Question 26

integration

Answer 26

practice of having exceptional students participate w/nonexceptional peers