Ch. 9

Question 1

Abstract thinking

Answer 1

capacity to understand hypothetical concepts

Question 2

bell curve

Answer 2

distribution of scores in which the bulk of the scores fall towards the middle, with progressively fewer scoring towards the “tails” or extremes

Question 3

between group heritability

Answer 3

extent to which the difference in a trait between groups is genetically influenced

Question 4

convergent thinking

Answer 4

capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem

Question 5

crystalized intellegence

Answer 5

accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time

Question 6

culture fair IQ test

Answer 6

abstract measure that doesn’t depend on language and is often believed to be less influenced by cultural factors than other IQ tests

Question 7

Deviation IQ

Answer 7

expression of a persons IQ relative to their same aged peers

Question 8

divergent thinking

Answer 8

capacity to generate many different solutions to a problem

Question 9

Emotional intelligence

Answer 9

ability to understand our own emotions and those of others, and to apply this information to our daily lives

Question 10

eugenics

Answer 10

-early 20th century
-encouraged those with good genes to reproduce, discouraging those with bad genes from reproducing or both

Question 11

Fluid intelligence

Answer 11

-Capacity to learn new ways to solve a problem

Question 12

flynn effect

Answer 12

finding that average IQ scores have been rising at a rate of approximately 3 points per decade

Question 13

g

Answer 13

-General intelligence
-hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people

Question 14

ideological immune system

Answer 14

our psychological defenses against evidence that contradicts our views

Question 15

intellectual disability

Answer 15

condition characterized by an onset prior to adulthood, an IQ below 70 and an inability to engage in adequate daily functioning

Question 16

Intelligence quotent

Answer 16

(IQ) systematic means of quantifying differences among people in their intelligence

Question 17

mental age

Answer 17

age corresponding to the average individuals performance on a intelligence test

Question 18

multiple intelligencies

Answer 18

idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill

Question 19

s

Answer 19

-Specific abilities
-particular ability level in a narrow domain

Question 20

Stanford-Binet IQ test

Answer 20

intelligence test based of the measure developed by Binet and Simon, adapted by Lewis Terman of Stanford university

Question 21

Stereotype threat

Answer 21

fear that we may confirm a negative group stereotype

Question 22

test bias

Answer 22

tendency of a test to predict outcomes better in one group than another

Question 23

triarch model

Answer 23

model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg positing three distinct types of intelligence

Question 24

3 types of intelligence in the triarch model

Answer 24

-analytical
-practical
-creative

Question 25

wechsler adult intelligence scale

Answer 25

-WAIS
-most widely used intelligence test for adults today, consisting of 15 subsets to assess different types of mental abilities

Question 26

wisdom

Answer 26

application of intelligence toward a common good

Question 27

within-group heritability

Answer 27

extent to which the variability of a trait within a group is genetically influenced