chapter 9: intelligence

Question 1

galton

Answer 1

anthropometrics. measuring physical and mental variations in humans

Question 2

binet

Answer 2

mental age: avg score for kids

Question 3

terman

Answer 3

stanford-binettest: measure intelligence in all your body

Question 4

stern

Answer 4

IQ: mental/actual age x 100
deviation IQ: comparing person’s test scores with average

Question 5

wechsler adult intelligence scale

Answer 5

full scale of IQ: verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, processing speed

Question 6

raven’s progressive matrice

Answer 6

intelligence test based on pictures

Question 7

entity theory

Answer 7

intelligence is fixed and hard to change

Question 8

incremental theory

Answer 8

intelligence can be changed by experience and effort

Question 9

savant

Answer 9

person with a gift like music, math etc. despite impariment

Question 10

7 primary mental abilities

Answer 10

word fluency
number ability
memory
perceptual speed
reasoning
spatial visualization
comprehension

Question 11

fluid intelligence

Answer 11

Gf, used in learning new info and new problems

Question 12

crystallized intelligence

Answer 12

Gc, past learning like names of countries

Question 13

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Answer 13

repeated head injuries

Question 14

gene knockout

Answer 14

removing gene and comparing characteristics of animals with and without gene

Question 15

flynn effect

Answer 15

steady population level increases in intelligence over time

Question 16

emotional intelligence

Answer 16

perceive, understand, using, managing