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child Prodigy

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and individual who displays outstanding intelligence at an early age

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according to Boring intelligence is….

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whatever intelligence tests measure.

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In psychology the definition of intelligence is…

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controversial

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Galton believed that knowledge is first achieved through….

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the senses

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according to Galton better ____ = _________

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better senses = smarter

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Galton believed that intelligence is the byproduct of ______

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sensory capacity

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who worked with Galton?

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Cattell

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Galton and Cattell’s claims were found to be _______

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false

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Who developed the 1st intelligence test?

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Binet and Simon

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What is an intelligence test

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a diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability.

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Binet and Simon recognized….

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Higher mental processes like reasoning, understanding, and judgment

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what is abstract thinking?

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the capacity to understand hypothetical concepts

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Most agreed that intelligence consists of _____ , ______, _____, _________. however in China they view intelligence as anyone who is ________ and performs actions for the greater good.

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-reason abstractly
- adapt to environment
- acquire Knowledge
- Benefit from experience
- humble

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What did Spearman discuss?

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g and s

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what was g and whos idea was it?

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spearman
g - general intelligence - factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people. - general smarts - implies that some people are just plain smarter than others
- just like how some cars have more powerful engines than others, some people are just plain smarter than others, because they have better brains.

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What was s and who’s idea was it?

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spearman
s - specific abilities - unique to each item - our performance depends on our abilities in specific domains.

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what implies that some people are just plain smarter than others.

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g - by spearman

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what did Thurstone discover?

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some intelligence test items are more highly related to each other than others.

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Cattel and Horn model of….

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fluid and crystalized intelligence
- intelligence is the mixture of these two capacities

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what is fluid intelligence?

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the capacity to learn new ways

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what is crystalized intelligence?

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accumulated knowledge we acquire over time.
- facts
-long term memories

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Fluid or crystalized declines with age and is more related to general intelligence.

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fluid

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fluid or crystalized increases with age?

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crystalized

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what are multiple intelligences?

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the idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill

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Gardner’s ________

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frames of mind - different ways of thinking about the world

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how many intelligences did Gardner propose?

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8

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what were the 8 intelligences that Gardner proposed? describe.

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linguistic - speak and write well
logico-mathematical - math/science
spatial - think and reason in 3D
musical - perform, understand, enjoy
bodily-kinesthetic - manipulate body
interpersonal - interact with others
intrapersonal - interact with self
naturalistic - animals, plants, living things

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Who proposed the triarchic model?

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Sternberg

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what was the triarchic model?

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there are 3 types of intelligence
analytical practical creative

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what are the three types of intelligence according to the triachric model?

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analytical practical creative

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what is analytical knowledge?

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ability to reason logically - book smarts

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what is practical knowledge?

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the ability to solve real - world problems - street smarts - social intelligence

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what is creative knowledge?

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the ability to come up with novel and effective answers

34
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the prefrontal cortex is active during ____ tasks

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g

35
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how do we calculate IQ using mental age?

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mental age over chronological age x 100

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what is mental age?

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age corresponding to score on intelligence test

37
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what was the eugenics movement?

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a movement to improve a populations genetic stock by encouraging ppl with good genes to reproduce and those with bad to not

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what is the most common IQ test used today?

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WAIS scale

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what five things are measured on the WAIS scale?

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Overall IQ
Verbal Comprehension
Perceptual Reasoning
Working Memory
Processing Speed

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what are culture fair tests

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IQ tests that do not depend on language

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IQ runs in families T/F

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true
siblings - 0.5 - similar
cousins - 0.15 - not similar

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fraternal twins intelligence is no more similar than regular siblings T/F

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true

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twins reared apart are as similar as twins reared together T/F

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true

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what is the flynn effect

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the average IQ of the pop has been rising about 3 points each year

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what 4 factors have allowed the Flynn effect to take place.

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better testing of IQ
more complex world
better nutrition
changes in school and home

46
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females are better at what tasks?

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  • verbal
    -emotions
  • spelling
    -writing
    -arithmetic
47
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children born later have higher IQ t/f

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false - they have lower

48
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Men have a slightly lower IQ than women T/F

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false - slightly higher

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Men Do better in what tasks?

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spatial ability
geography
math

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what is divergent thinking?

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thinking outside the box

51
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what is convergent thinking?

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finding the single best answer to a problem

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