chapter 9 Flashcards
the g factor
single, general factor for mental ability assumed to underlie intelligence in every aspect in some early theories of intelligence
intelligence that reflects ability to think logically, rason abstractly, solve problems
fluid intelligence
accumulation of info, knowledge, skills ppl have learned thru experience and education
crystallized intelligence
theory of multiple intelligences
gardener’s theory - 8 spheres of intelligence. each person has 8 kinds of intelligence but in different degrees
sternberg 3 intelligences
practical, analytical,creatibe
mental age
age for which a given level of performance is average or typical. basis of binet test
iq or intelligence quotient
score that takes into account an individual’s mental and chronological age
intellectual disability in which no apparent biological defect exists but ther eis a history fo intellectual disability in the family
familial intellectual disability
the degree to which a characteristic is related to geentic, inherited factors
heritability
what are the 8 intelligences
MILL BINS musical interpersonal linguistic logical-mathematical
bodily kinesthetic
intrapersonal
naturalist
spatial
musical intelligence
skills in tasks involving music
bodily kinesthethic inettligence
skills in usuing the whole body or various portions of it in the solution of problems or in the construction or products or displays
examples: dancers, athletes, actors
logical - methematical intelligence
skills in problem solving and scientific thinking
linguistic inettligence
skills involved in the production and use of language
spspatial intelligence
skills involving spatial configurations, such as those used by artists and architects
interpersonal intelligence
skills in inetracting with others
ex. sensitivty to the moods, temperaments, motivations, intentions of others
intrapersonal intelligence
knowledge of the interal aspects of oneself, access to one’s own feelings and emotions
naturalist intelligence
ability to identify and classify patterns in nature
reliability
tests measure consistently what they are tryna measure
valid
when it actually measures what it is supposed to measure
norms
standards of test performance that permit the comparison of one person’s score on a test to the scores of others who have taken the same test
