Chapter 8: Intelligence Flashcards
what is intelligence?
ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience
- not merely book learning, a narrow academic skill, or test-taking smarts
what is verbal ability
ability to speak clearly and articulately
what is Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
- Draws upon research in child development, brain-damaged adults, and exceptionally talented
- proposes 9 intelligences
- Gardner believes that schools should foster all intelligences and be aware of each individual’s profile of intelligences
what are 9 intelligences in Gardner’s Theory
linguistic logical-mathematical spatial musical bodily- kinaesthetic interpersonal intrapersonal naturalistic existential
linguistic intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
- knowing the meanings of words
- having the ability to use words to understand new ideas
- using language to convey ideas to others
logical mathematical intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
- understanding relations that exist among objects, actions and ideas
- the logical or mathematical operations that can be performed on them
spatial intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
perceiving objects accurately and imagining in the “mind eye” the appearance of an object before and after it has been transformed
musical intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
comprehending and producing sounds varying in pitch, rhythm and emotional tone
bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
using one’s body in highly differentiated ways
- such as dancers, craftspeople, athletes
interpersonal intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
identifying different feelings, moods, motivations and intentions in others
intrapersonal intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
understanding one’s emotions and knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses
naturalistic intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
understanding the natural world, distinguishing natural objects from artifacts, grouping and labeling natural phenomena
existential intelligence
Gardner’s Theory multiple intelligences
considering “ultimate” issues
- such as the purpose of life and nature of death
what is emotional intelligence (EI)
ability to use one’s own and others’ emotions effectively for solving problems and living happily
Sternberg’s Theory of Successful Intelligence states that
Successful intelligence involves using one’s abilities to skillfully achieve personal goals
(goals can be short/long term)
3 abilities involved in Sternberg’s Theory of Successful Intelligence
analytic ability
creative ability
practical ability
analytic ability
Sternberg’s Theory of Successful Intelligence
analyzing problems and generating different solutions
- Want to download songs to iPod but not working, analytical intelligence when she considers possible causes of the problem, thinks of solutions (surf internet for explanation, ask sibling for help)
creative ability
Sternberg’s Theory of Successful Intelligence
dealing adaptively with novel situations and problems
- Discovers iPod is broken as she is ready to leave for trip, lacking time and money (to buy new one), she show creative intelligence in dealing successfully with novel goal- finding another enjoyable activity to do in pass time on long drive
practical ability
Sternberg’s Theory of Successful Intelligence
knowing what solution or plan will actually work
- she realizes going on internet for way to fix iPod is only real choice, because parents would not approve of many sings she likes that they would learn if they helped her, and doesn’t want sibling to know she is downloading them
what are psychometricians?
Psychometricians use patterns of test performance as starting point to answer questions, psychologists who specialize in measuring psychological characteristics (intelligence/personality)
3 famous psychometricians
spearman
thurstone
carroll
what did spearman do
test scores provide a measure of general intelligence (g)
what did Thurstone do
argued for specific intelligences (e.g. word comprehension)
why is Carroll famous
Hierarchical theories such as Carroll’s are a compromise between general and specific theories of intelligence
- 3 levels in hierarchical theory (general intelligence at top)
fluid VS crystallized intelligence
Fluid Intelligence: is ability to perceive relations among stimuli
Crystallized intelligence: knowledge and skills accumulated within one’s culture
CHC theory of multiple intelligences
- Raymond Cattell, John Horn, John Carroll
- multiple factor view of intelligence
- originally 7 CHC factors, now 16
- broad/narrow abilities
- measure of general intelligence (g)
- theory/research-based
Importance of Binet-Simon Scales of Intelligence
- stimulated the development of clinical psychology in the US and elsewhere
- Demonstrated feasibility of mental measurement and led to development of other tests
- Public acceptance of testing and confirmed relevance for education, industry, military and general society
how did Binet test intelligence
used MENTAL AGE to distinguish “bright” and “dull” children
what is mental age based on
difficulty of the problems that children could solve correctly
- bright child= MA of older child
- dull child= MA of younger child
- bright children did better in school than dull children, led to first standardized test of intelligence
what is the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley III)
Designed for 1-42 months
consists of 5 scales
what is IQ
intelligence quotient
- ratio of mental age to chronological age, multiplied by 100
MA/CA X100
average IQ
100
- SD= 15
- when mental age is same as chronological age
How to test infants intelligence
Use Bayley Scales of Infant development
- Standford-Binet and WISC-IV cannot be used to test infant intelligence
are intelligence test stable over time?
- Infant tests do not reliably predict IQ in later childhood, adolescence or adulthood
- Longer the test-retest interval the lower the correlation
- Most changes are found on performance subtests and timed subtests
IQ scores obtained after age ___ are better predictors of later scores
AGE 6
- harder to make comparisons at early ages
- cant test the same way, hard to know if testing the same thing
what is the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley III)
Designed for 1-42 months
consists of 5 scales
5 scales of the Bayley III
1) Adaptive behaviour: communication, self-care, self-direction
2) Cognitive: visual preference, attention, memory, sensorimotor, exploration/manipulation, concept formation
3) Language: receptive and expressive language subtest
4) motor: fine motor and gross motor subtests
5) social-emotional: communicating needs, self-regulation using emotional signals
what do scores of intelligence tests in infants predict?
- not until 18-24 months do infant IQ scores predict later IQ scores
- Results of infant test can identify children whose development is at risk (for cognitive disabilities, problems at school…)
- reasonable predictors of success in school and the workplace, particularly for more complex jobs
- Measures of self-discipline are better predictors of school success