Chapter 8 Flashcards
What is intelligence
Verbal or mathematical ability?
Practical problem solving?
Social competence?
Vague book def: adapt to environment,
think and learn, understand self and
others
Overall: no consensus
Measuring intelligence the Binet way
Mental age (MA): mental development relative to others
Chronological age (CA): age in years
Intelligence quotient (IQ): MA/CA x 100
Ratio Vs Deviation
Ratio IQ: MA/CA x 100 – no longer used
Deviation IQ: relative to others of the
same age
IQs at different ages are easy to
compare because M = 100, SD = 15
DEVIATION IQ – WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN?
Normal distribution
(or bell curve)
G- General Factor
g = general intelligence
*Posses certain amount of g
G- General Factor
Support
Correlates with:
Grades
Processing speed
General knowledge
G- General Factor
1 g or subdivide?
Fluid intelligence
Novel problems, reasoning
Working mem. and processing
speed
-goes down overtime
Crystallized intelligence
Factual
Ex. vocab, math problems, social
customs
Correlated
Support
Change over lifespan is different
STERNBERG’S TRIARCHIC THEORY
Ability to succeed/function
Analytical
Academic
g
Ex. Performance on
standardized tests
Creative
Novelty
Fluid
Ex. Forgot important
equipment, what are
the alternatives
Practical
Everyday probs, adapt
Street smarts
Ex. Knowing how to
work with coworkers
GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
- Not 1 g
- Actually 9 types of
intelligence
Evidence: - Brain-damage (can loose
ability in one area but not
another - Prodigies
- Critique: often correlated
INFANTS
*Developmental Quotient (DQ) and Bayley Scales
*OK diagnostic
*Best predictors - Information processing
*Attention, habituation, cross modal perception