Chapter 10 - Intelligence

Question 1

Francis Galton

Answer 1

Measured fitness in intelligence through families and his anthropometric lab

Question 2

Alfred binet

Answer 2

Binet Simon scale determined mental age

Question 3

Lewis Terman

Answer 3

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, improved on Binet Simon. Added IQ=MA/CA x 100. Doesn’t work for adults 4/2 /=/ 12/10

Question 4

Army Alpha

Answer 4

Group tests for soldiers; Scores very low due to not caring about the test and illiteracy; Average person can’t be below average…

Question 5

Army Beta

Answer 5

Non verbal test; listen to instructions to do it

Question 6

David Wecheler

Answer 6

Wecheler scale = 1st test for adults; normal distribution. Led to WPPSI,WISC, and WAIS

Question 7

WPPSI

Answer 7

4-6; Weschler Preschool and primary scale of intelligence

Question 8

WISC

Answer 8

6-16; Weschler Intelligence scale for children

Question 9

WAIS

Answer 9

16 and up; Weschler Adult intelligence scale

Question 10

To check test reliability(=consistency)…

Answer 10

Test retest on same people; split half = internal consistency one half of test with other

Question 11

Content Validity

Answer 11

Judgement of the content; a bad question on the test shouldn’t be there

Question 12

Criterion Validity

Answer 12

Comparison of test score to actual performance. Does it accurately tell you about the persons actual performance? Math SAT correlate with Math gpa?

Question 13

Construct Validity

Answer 13

Ability of a test to actually measure the psychological concept being studied

Question 14

Charles Spearman’s 2 factor theory

Answer 14

g=general intelligence (IQ’esque)

s= specific mental abilities in addition to g

Question 15

Thurstone’s 7 primary mental abilities

Answer 15

Look at just “s” not “g”; Verbal comprehension, word fluency, number ability, spatial ability, associative memory, perceptual speed, and general reasoning ability

Question 16

J.P. Guilford’s 3 factor structure of intellect

Answer 16

5 contents x 6 products x 6 operations = 180 abilities

Question 17

Howard Gardner’s Theory of multiple intelligences

Answer 17

Added musical,linguistic, bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal- read others, interpersonal (within own mind), naturalistic-green thumb, logical (math)

Question 18

Arthur Jensen

Answer 18

Said nature/nurture is 80/20; accused racism, stupid due to genetics

Question 19

Bias

Answer 19

differential predictive validity

Question 20

IQ

Answer 20

determined with normal curve and Z score deviations

Question 21

Standardization

Answer 21

Same direction; same time limits; same testing conditions