Chapter 10

Question 1

What is intelligence?

Answer 1

Intelligence is the ability to meet the demands of environmental while being to control and understand mental activities

Question 2

Metacognition

Answer 2

Understanding mental activities

Question 3

G factor (spearman)

Answer 3

Refers to the general intelligence

Question 4

S factor (Spearman)

Answer 4

Specifics for distinct mental abilities

Question 5

Thurstone Seven factors of intelligence

Answer 5

1. Verbal communications
2. Word fluency
   3, Numerical Skill
3. Spatial Ability
4. Associative memory
5. Perceptual Speed
6. Reasoning

Question 6

Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Robert Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of intelligence

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Stephan Ceci’s Bioecological Theory of intelligence

Answer 8

People will be more intelligent based on the info they absorb from their environment

Question 9

Psychoanalytical approach

Answer 9

Where the unconscious mind is a gateway for intelligence to the conscious mind

Question 10

What makes good testing?

Answer 10

Reliability: if the content is from a good source
Validity: measures what is supposed to measure
Content Validity

Question 11

Alfred Binet

Answer 11

Created an iq test to distinguish between children with intellectual abilities and normal children

Question 12

Galton and Psychophysical performance

Answer 12

People with more energy can develop greater intelligence

Question 13

Flynn Effect

Answer 13

The IQ scores have been going up and people are going up but they dont know why

Question 14

Emotional Intelligence

Answer 14

The ability to perceive, express and assimilate emotions

Question 15

Characteristics of emotional intelligence

Answer 15

People who high Emotional intelligence are saught to be self aware, sensitive to how other people feel

Question 16

How is emotional intelligence measured?

Answer 16

Emotional intelligence can be measured using the emotional intelligence scale

Question 17

What is Creativity?

Answer 17

is the ability to produce ideas that are both valuable and original

Question 18

Describe Intrinsic motivation and give an example

Answer 18

An internal drive to engage an in activity based off of enjoyment
Ie. Children like to learn about rockets because they find it fascinating

Question 19

What are the roles of genes to IQ?

Answer 19

There is a 50% difference in a population’s IQ due to genetic factors

Question 20

Heritability coefficient

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Neural efficiency hypothesis

Answer 21

People who are smarter require lesss brain power to do tasks

Question 22

Brain entropy

Answer 22

The number of of neural states the brain can access during a task
(name all fruits you can in 60 seconds)

Question 23

Cortical thickening and thinning

Answer 23

We all start with thin cortical and the more it thickens the smarter we become

Question 24

What is regarded as intellectually disabled

Answer 24

IQ under 70

Question 25

What plays a role in being gifted?

Answer 25

Environment can play a role
Being intrinsically motivated

Question 26

What is usually a drawback of academically gifted people

Answer 26

They are less socially intelligent

Question 27

What is the scale used to measure IQ

Answer 27

Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale

Question 28

Psychometric approach

Answer 28

a method of defining intelligence that uses psychological tests