ch 8 intelligence notes

Question 1

dintelligence _______ with age

Answer 1

evens out

Question 2

iq scores going up worldwide is called _________

Answer 2

the Flynn effect

Question 3

ability to gather and use information in productive ways

Answer 3

intelligence

Question 4

who revised the original IQ test by Alfred Binet and theodore Simon?

Answer 4

terman and Yerkes

Question 5

estimates childs level/progress

Answer 5

mental age

Question 6

IQ = _____/_______x_______

Answer 6

mental age / chronological age x 100

Question 7

two factor theory (who)

Answer 7

spearman

Question 8

generalized abilities, problem solving (what part of the two factor theory)

Answer 8

g

Question 9

specific abilities/skills (what part of the two factor theory)

Answer 9

s factor

Question 10

what is a criticism of the two factor theory of intelligence by spearman

Answer 10

it doesn’t consider other areas of intelligence

Question 11

factor analysis or triarchic theory (who)

Answer 11

Sternberg

Question 12

analytic, creative, practical (what theory)

Answer 12

factor analysis

Question 13

what is a criticism of the factor analysis theory

Answer 13

few tests available

Question 14

multiple intelligences (who)

Answer 14

Gardner

Question 15

criticism of multiple intelligences

Answer 15

little empirical support

Question 16

WPPSI assesses what age group

Answer 16

preschool and primary

Question 17

WISC-R assesses what age group

Answer 17

children

Question 18

WAIS-R assesses what age group

Answer 18

adults

Question 19

average IQ score

Answer 19

100

Question 20

gifted IQ score

Answer 20

above 130

Question 21

reasoning ability, problem solving, speed of info processing

Answer 21

fluid intelligence

Question 22

what kind of intelligence declines over time

Answer 22

fluid

Question 23

accumulated general knowledge definitions and facts

Answer 23

crystallized intelligence

Question 24

what kind of intelligence increases over time

Answer 24

crystallized

Question 25

measures a persons preferance (what kind of test)

Answer 25

interest test

Question 26

predicts ability to learn a new skill (what kind of test)

Answer 26

aptitude tests

Question 27

knowledge in a certain area (what kind of test)

Answer 27

achievement test

Question 28

verbal ability (biological or nurture)

Answer 28

biological

Question 29

culture (biological or nurture)

Answer 29

nurture

Question 30

intelligence is ______(static or changeable)

Answer 30

changeable

Question 31

self confirming concern one will be evaluated based on negative belief

Answer 31

stereotype threat

Question 32

taking credit for positive outcomes or events that had nothing to do with you

Answer 32

self serving bias

Question 33

stereotype threat is a type of ____

Answer 33

bias

Question 34

the way a biological psychologist tries to reduce behavior to a physical level and explain it in biological terms

Answer 34

biological reductionism

Question 35

behaviorists assume that all behavior can be reduced to stimulus response association and that complex behaviors are a series of stimulus response chains

Answer 35

environmental reductionism

Question 36

intentional thinking about ones own awareness

Answer 36

metacognition