Ch.12 Intelligence Flashcards
Intelligence test
A method for assessing an individuals mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using a numerical scores
Reification
Viewing an abstract, immaterial concept as if were a concrete thing
Charles spearman
General intelligence (g)- a factor that underline specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test
Factor analysis
Statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test
L.L Thurstone
Identified 7 clusters of primary mental abilities
1) word fluency
2) verbal comprehension
3) spatial ability
4) perceptual speed
5) numerical ability
6) inductive reasoning
7) memory
Sternbergs triarchic
3 intelligences
1) analytical-tests which resent well-defined problems having a single right answer
2) creative- adaptively to novel situations generating ideas
3) practical-required everyday tasks
Emotional intelligence
The ability to perceive,understand, manage,and use emotions (Edward thorndike)
Gray matter
Neurons/neural cell bodies
White matter
Axons and dendrites
Lewis Terman
Made the Binet test more American
Standford-Binet
Widely used American revision of Binets original intelligence test
IQ equation
=ma/ca x 100
Mental age/ chronological age
Achievement tests
Tests designed to assess what a person had learned
Aptitude tests
Tests designed to predict a person’s future performance (capacity to learn)
WAIS
Contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests used for adults
WISC
Children’s version of verbal and performance subtests
Standardization
Defining meaningful scores by comparison with pre-tested groups
Flynn effect
Intelligence test performance had been improving-worldwide
Reliability
Extent to which a test yields consistent results
Validity
The extent to which test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
Down syndrome
A condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorders cause by an extra copy of chromosome 21
Fixed mindset
Intelligence is fixed( bad thing to have)
Growth mindset
Intelligence is changeable (positive thing to have)
Stereotype threat
a self confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
