Chapter 10 Flashcards
Intelligence
What is intelligence?
Intelligence is the ability to meet the demands of environmental while being to control and understand mental activities
Metacognition
Understanding mental activities
G factor (spearman)
Refers to the general intelligence
S factor (Spearman)
Specifics for distinct mental abilities
Thurstone Seven factors of intelligence
- Verbal communications
- Word fluency
3, Numerical Skill - Spatial Ability
- Associative memory
- Perceptual Speed
- Reasoning
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences
Believes that intelligence is split into independent forms of intelligence
There is little validity due to the study being very abstract and lacks empirical evidence
Robert Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of intelligence
Intelligence is made up of 3 components
1. Internal: acquiring and evaluating problems, measured through IQ tests
2. External Using active thinking when in new environments
3. Experiential: Problem solving and using new solutions
Stephan Ceci’s Bioecological Theory of intelligence
People will be more intelligent based on the info they absorb from their environment
Psychoanalytical approach
Where the unconscious mind is a gateway for intelligence to the conscious mind
What makes good testing?
Reliability: if the content is from a good source
Validity: measures what is supposed to measure
Content Validity
Alfred Binet
Created an iq test to distinguish between children with intellectual abilities and normal children
Galton and Psychophysical performance
People with more energy can develop greater intelligence
Flynn Effect
The IQ scores have been going up and people are going up but they dont know why
Emotional Intelligence
The ability to perceive, express and assimilate emotions
Characteristics of emotional intelligence
People who high Emotional intelligence are saught to be self aware, sensitive to how other people feel
How is emotional intelligence measured?
Emotional intelligence can be measured using the emotional intelligence scale
What is Creativity?
is the ability to produce ideas that are both valuable and original
Describe Intrinsic motivation and give an example
An internal drive to engage an in activity based off of enjoyment
Ie. Children like to learn about rockets because they find it fascinating
What are the roles of genes to IQ?
There is a 50% difference in a population’s IQ due to genetic factors
Heritability coefficient
Statistical measure that estimates particular traits within a person can be attributed to genes
0= environement play a bigger role than genes
1=genes more strongly influence the trait
Neural efficiency hypothesis
People who are smarter require lesss brain power to do tasks
Brain entropy
The number of of neural states the brain can access during a task
(name all fruits you can in 60 seconds)
Cortical thickening and thinning
We all start with thin cortical and the more it thickens the smarter we become
What is regarded as intellectually disabled
IQ under 70
What plays a role in being gifted?
Environment can play a role
Being intrinsically motivated
What is usually a drawback of academically gifted people
They are less socially intelligent
What is the scale used to measure IQ
Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale
Psychometric approach
a method of defining intelligence that uses psychological tests
