Chapter 8: Intelligence Flashcards
What are the 2 types of intelligence?
crystallized and fluid
What is crystallized intelligence?
one’s knowledge base acquired through experience, education, and living in a particular culture
What is fluid intelligence?
underlying capacity to make connections among ideas and draw inferences
ie. information processing
What was the first intelligence scale/test?
Binet and Simon (1905)
- created the first intelligence test in France in French
What is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (1917)?
measures IQ
- revised Binet and Simon test
- still used today, has been revised again several times
What is intelligence quotient (IQ)?
measures knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual–spatial processing, working memory, and fluid reasoning (processing speed)
shows not only what you know, but also how you manipulate what you know to solve problems
What does an IQ test involve?
activities (verbal and non-verbal) that involves the 5 things that IQ measures:
- knowledge
- quantitative reasoning
- visual–spatial processing
- working memory
- fluid reasoning (processing speed)
What is the average IQ? How has it been maintained across time?
average IQ: 100
standardized IQ tests used today have continuously been revised to accommodate increasing intelligence
What is the most recent intelligence scale?
Wechsler Scales (1935) - more widely used today than Stanford-Binet
How many different Wechsler Scales are there?
3 different scales based on age of participant, BUT has more to do with their cognitive abilities
What do the Wechsler Scales measure?
- verbal comprehension
- perceptual reasoning
- working memory
- fluid reasoning (processing speed)
What is normal distribution of intelligence?
most people score close to the mean score with few people scoring extremely high or low
What 4 things predict IQ?
- academic achievement
- occupational success
- job performance in some professions
- health and longevity
How does IQ predict occupational success?
higher IQ = higher-paying jobs = higher academic achievement
How does IQ predict job performance in some professions?
correlation between higher IQs and more intellectually-demanding jobs
How does IQ predict academic achievement?
they are measured in similar ways to IQ, therefore we expect a strong correlation
How does IQ predict health and longevity?
higher IQ = better physical health and longer life expectancy (however, this can be affected by low SES)
What is the triarchic theory of intelligence?
- acknowledges that individuals adapt to, and modify sociocultural contexts
- some level of intelligence is influenced by experiences and sociocultural context in which they grow up
- suggests that standardized testing is not the best testing
Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
What are the 3 forms of intelligence?
analytical
creative
practical (applied)
Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
What is analytical intelligence?
what a standardized IQ test measures (ie. “book smart”)