Chapter 10 Flashcards
Intelligence
ability to:
- direct ones thinking
- adapt to ones circumstances
- learn from ones experiences
Sir Francis Galton
Darwins cousin
believed that intelligence was inherited
How did Sir Francis Galton measure intelligence
- strength
- head size
- reaction time
- ability to detect differences btwn stimuli (true)
Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale
Children
assigned mental age based on math, verbal, problem solving, and memory
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
Children
Performance reflected by single score – Intelligence quotient
- Ratio IQ = (mental age/ physical age) x 100
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
Adult
- Deviation IQ = (Persons test score/ Avg score of people in same age group) x 100
WAIS-IV verbal comprehension test
- vocab
- similarities
- information
WAIS-IV Perceptual reasoning test
- block design
- matrix reasoning
- visual puzzles
WAIS-IV Working Memory Test
- Digit Span
- Arithmetic
WAIS-IV Processing Speed Test
- Symbol search
- coding
Lumpers
intelligence is made up of one single underlying factor of “general intelligence”
Splitters
intelligence is made up of distinct abilities that are not necessarily related
Spearman’s 2-Factor theory
a persons performance on a test is due to a combination of general ability and skills that are specific to the test
3-level hierarchy
-most intelligence test data are best described using it
-INTELLIGENCE
(top)
-MIDDLE LVL ABILITIES (middle)
-SPECIFIC ABILITIES (bottom)
Crystallized intelligence
apply knowledge acquired via experience
