Chapter 7 Flashcards
Why was the first intelligence test made?
to identify who needed educational help
What did Binet’s test focus on?
ability related to academic tasks
How did Wechsler define intelligence?
a person’s global capacity to act purposefully, think in a rational manner, and to deal effectively with the environment
A theory involving tow or more factors that are considered at equal importance in the structural level
factor model
a theory baes in the assumption that constructs have higher and lower values
hierarcha modules
A theory that focuses more on how the constructs are processed and handled by the brain
information processing model
A factor model that proposed that all intellectual activities are achieved due to a common intelligence factor called g
Spearman’s general factor
Who proposed that there is a group of factors of primary mental abilities that are required for intelligence
thurstone
Who created a hiearchical model that proposes that there are main factors that are comprised of sub factors
Raymond Cattell
The ability to solve problems without having previous experience or using formal learning
fluid intelligence
Using what we have learned to solve problems
crystallized intelligence
An information processing theory where g is seen as the dominant element of intelligence with three interrelated elements that allow g to be used
Spearman’s triarchic theory
What are the 3 elements of SPearman’s triarchic theory?
componential, experimental, contextual
There are multiple forms of intelligence that all ask how are you intelligent?
Theory of Multiple intelligences
What information processing model was used to make the school curriculum?
Garner’s theory of multiple intelligences
Intellectual functioning prior to an accaident or the onset of neurological decline
premorbid IQ
How is intelligence assessed?
through an intelligence scale, self-monitoring data, and interviews with relevant others
What is required for a diagnosis of an intellectual disability
IQ in the lowest 2%, impairments in self-care, social skills, home living, and work, and substancial difference between intelligence expectated at the developmental stage
The Wechsler to assess individuals from 16 to 60
WAIS-IV
Wechsler intelligence scale designed for children and adolescents 6 to 16 years
WISC-V
Wechsler intelligence scale for preschool from 2 years 6 months to 7 years old
WPPSI-IV
Four reasons why the Wechsler is the gold standard
- most commonly taught
- testing across the age range
- multiple versions specifically for Canada
- Draw on contemporary research
What did the early versions of the Wechslers provide scores for?
verbal, non-verbal (performance), and the sum of the whole performance called full scale IQ
What does the modern Wechsler provide scores for?
verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed
Why is it important for the Wechsler to be country specific?
Every country has different characteristics that might change the normative sample that the “average” is taken from
the extent to which a sample reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn
representativeness
What is one main problem of the Wechsler?
it only examine academic intelligence ability
How is the Wechsler administered?
Administered in an interview setting with a psychologist and client going over the questions together
Why is it important for the administering of the Wechsler to be the same every time?
so the test scores are meaningful and can be interpreted the same as all the others
How is answers from the Wechsler interpreted?
An answer is scored based on a manual of standardized answers and scores associated with the comprehension level of the answer
What is the general strategy for scoring?
move from the general implications of the answer to the specific
How was the Canadian version of the Wechsler made?
- compare canada normative date to American group
- map the distribution
- mark into standard scores
What is different in the WAIS-IV?
- age range extended
- index scores replaced the verbal and performance quotients
- French-Canadian version
What scales does the WAIS-IV include?
Verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning , working memory and processing speed
What is different about the WISC-V?
- enhancing ability to detect learning disorders
- more subtests related to clinical concerns
- Simplified the questions
- more engaging for children
What does the WISC-V include?
verbal comprehension, visual-spacial, fluid reasoning, working memory, and processing speed
An intelligence test that focuses on how children and adults learn
Kaufman Adolescent and Ault intelligence test
A scale that estimates memory related abilities like semantic and episodic memory
Wechsler Memory scale
