Chapter 10: Intelligence Flashcards

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Intelligence

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Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge… to adapt

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Intelligence Test

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Method for assessing an individuals mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others on a numerical scale

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Factor Analysis

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Statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items… used to identify different dimensions of performance that underline… a score

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Savant Syndrome

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Condition in which a person otherwise limited in a mental ability has an exceptional specific skill

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Creativity

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The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

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Emotional Intelligence

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Ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use given level of performanceemotions

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Mental Age

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Chronological age that most typically corresponds to a

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Stanford-Binet

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Widely used American revision (by Louis Terman at Stanford) of Binet’s original intelligence test

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General Intelligence

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General intelligence factor…underlies specific mental abilities and is … measured by every task on an intelligence task

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Achievement Test

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A test designed to assess what a person has learned

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Aptitude Test

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A test designed to predict a person’s future performance; aptitude is the capacity to learn

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

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WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance subtests

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Standardization

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Defined, meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group

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Normal Curve

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Symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes

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Reliability

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Extent to which a test yields consistent results… varified using two halves of a test, or retesting

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Validity

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Extent to which a test measures or predicts what it’s supposed to

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Content Validity

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Extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest

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Predictive Validity

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Success with which a test predicts the behavior it was supposed to predict… correlation and criterion

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Intelligence Quotient

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Ratio of mental age to chronological age.. average is 100

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Crystallized Intelligence

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Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age

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Fluid Intelligence

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Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood

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Intellectual Disability

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condition of limited mental ability indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to profound

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Down Syndrome

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Condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

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Stereotype Threat

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Self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype

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Grit

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Drive to do something; motivation

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Criterion

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What at est measures/needs to measure

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Flynn Effect

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Increase in fluid and crystallized intelligence scores from the 1930’s

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Central Executive

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The part of working memory that controls all other parts of the memory; math and problem solving

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Chronological Age

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Biological age

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

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The different variations of Autism across a wide spectrum

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G

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Acronym for General Intelligence

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WISC and WASC

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Acronyms for different intelligence tests

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WWI Army Test

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Intelligence test to determine ability to be in the army

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Prodigy

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Someone who is exceptionally good at something

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Primary Mental Abilities

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LL Thurstone- explains almost all cognitive differences (Similar and basic intelligence) based on the 7 main intelligences

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Objectivity

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Criticizing/evaluating information

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Normal Distribution

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Normal bell curve

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Skewed Distribution

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A curve that leans one way on a standard deviation graph or scale

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Eugenics

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Belief that only the intelligent should breed

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Mental Retardation

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Old word for mental disability, current categorized based on IQ scores. Mild (50-70) Moderate (50-30) Severe (30-20) and Profound (anything less than 20)

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Convergent Thinking

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Giving correct answers to standard questions without creativity

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Divergent Thinking

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Thinking outside the box, creative answers

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Multiple Intelligences

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Many different types of intelligences (styles/abilities). The most common are the 8 (musical, visual, verbal, logical, bodily, etc)

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Bell Curve Controversy

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Intelligence in 68% and other standard deviations, always falls in a curve

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Social Intelligence

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Ability to get along well with others and get them to cooperate with others

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Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

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Sternberg’s model which says that the intelligences are analytical, creativity, and practical

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Analytical Intelligence

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Thinking abstractly and evaluating information

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Practical Intelligence

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Coping with current issues and concrete issues

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Creativity Intelligence

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Ability to invent novel ideas/solutions

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Culture-Fair Test

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A test that is equally fair to all cultural groups

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Culture-Free Test

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A test that doesn’t put anyone at a disadvantage as a result of their culture

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Culture-Relevant Test

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Modeled partly to be relevant to a chosen cultural context

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Creativity Quotient

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Measure of the score on a creativity test- measure of creativity

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CQ

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Acronym for Creativity Quotient