CH10: Intelligence

Question 1

Flynn Effect

Answer 1

IQ scores higher than they used to be

• improved health + education
• focus on abstract thinking
• tech = better STM

Question 2

intelligence

Answer 2

human ability to use knowledge, solve problems, learn, understand, and adapt

Question 3

construct validity

Answer 3

am I measuring intelligence?

Question 4

concurrent validity

Answer 4

do my results of someone’s intelligence match another test’s results for that person?

Question 5

predictive validity

Answer 5

should predict success in school

Question 6

test-retest reliability

Answer 6

same results every time you take the test

Question 7

3 components of Binet-Simon theory

Answer 7

direction - what and how to do smthg
adaptation - create strategies + monitor progress
criticism - analyze errors

Question 8

mental age

Answer 8

perform to level of average person that age

Question 9

Terman’s intelligence quotient

Answer 9

(mental age / real age) *100

Question 10

Galton

Answer 10

17 physio tests to measure intelligence

Question 11

Stanford - Binet test

Answer 11

mental age vs. real age in children

Question 12

Terman

Answer 12

standardized Stanford-Binet test & Americanized it; biased to culture + lang

Question 13

David Wechsler

Answer 13

made available to adults by using SD chunks to measure intelligence

Question 14

Atkinson - Shiffron

Answer 14

multi-store model explaining relationship b/w cognitive processing + memory

Question 15

WAIS tests

Answer 15

verbal, perceptual reasoning, STM, processing speed; :) cross-culturally

Question 16

stereotype threat

Answer 16

fear of confirming neg. stereotype = worse performance

Question 17

selection effects

Answer 17

low skillsets for men dropped out of sample (dropout of HS) so women compared to best

Question 18

general intelligence (g)

Answer 18

Spearman; 1 factor underlying all mental abilities

Question 19

Cattell’s 2 components

Answer 19

divided g into

• crystallized intelligence: accumulated knowledge (LTM)
• fluid intelligence: think quick + flexible (STM)

Question 20

Carroll’s 3-stratum theory

Answer 20

Gf = fluid reasoning
Gc = comprehension knowledge

Question 21

wisdom paradox

Answer 21

as you get old, you get wise (cryst. intelligence) despite mental faculties declining

Question 22

cognitive flexibility

Answer 22

knowing how to apply your knowledge

Question 23

emotional intelligence

Answer 23

perceive, use, understand, manage emosh; social intelligence

Question 24

Sternberg

Answer 24

theory of triarchic intelligence

Question 25

Howard Gardner

Answer 25

multiple intelligences

Question 26

Stanovich

Answer 26

dysrationalia

Question 27

theory of triarchic intelligence

Answer 27

analytical - IQ
creative - new situations
practical - real-world
-> successful - apply all 3

Question 28

dysrationalia

Answer 28

irrational behaviour despite being intelligent

Question 29

cognitive miseriness

Answer 29

default is to make decisions w/ min amnt cog E

Question 30

mindware gap

Answer 30

gaps in education/experience causing you to make seemingly unintelligent decisions

Question 31

Carol Dweck

Answer 31

mindset theory

Question 32

growth/incremental mindset

Answer 32

failures = learning :)

Question 33

fixed/entity mindset

Answer 33

failures = stupid :(

Question 34

incremental theory

Answer 34

having growth mindset buffers self-esteem when you fail