Chapter 7-Thinking and Intelligence Flashcards
What is psychometrics?
The measurement of mental abilities, traits, and processes.
What is intelligence?
An inferred characteristic of an individual, usually defined as the ability to profit from experience, acquire knowledge, think abstractly, act purposefully, or adapt to changes in the environment.
What is factor analysis?
A statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores; clusters f measures or scores that are highly correlated are assumed to measure the same underlying trait, ability or aptitude(factor).
What is the g factor?
A general intellectual ability assumed by many theorists to underlie specific mental abilities and talents.
What is mental age(MA)?
A measure of mental development expressed in terms of the average mental ability at a given age.
What is intelligence quotient(IQ)?
A measure of intelligence originally computed by dividing a person’s mental age by his or her chronological age and multiplying the result by 100; it is now derived from norms provided for standardized intelligence tests.
What is a stereotype threat?
A burden of doubt a person feels about his or her performance, due to negative stereotypes about his or her group’s abilities.
What is the triarchic(try-ARE-kick) theory of intelligence?
A theory of intelligence that emphasizes information-processing strategies, the ability to creatively transfer skills to new situations, and the practical application of intelligence.
What is metacognition?
The knowledge or awareness of one’s own cognitive processes.
What is tacit knowledge?
Strategies for success that are not explicitly taught but that instead must be inferred.
What is emotional intelligence?
The ability to identify your own and other people’s emotions accurately, express your emotions clearly, and regulate emotions in yourself and others.
What is heritability?
A statistical estimate of the proportion of the total variance in some trait that is attributable to genetic differences among individuals within a group.
