Chapter 9.1

Question 1

who is Sir francis Galton and what did he do?

Answer 1

• Galtons Anthropometric approach

- said people with heightened senses would be the smartest, so he created a set of 17 tests.

Question 2

Anthropometrics

Answer 2

referred to methods of measuring mental and physical variation in humans.

Question 3

intelligence

Answer 3

the ability to think, understand, reason, and adapt to or overcome obstacles

Question 4

Alfred Binet

Answer 4

argued that intelligence should be indicated by more complex thinking processes such as memory, attention, and comprehension

Question 5

mental age

Answer 5

the average intellectual ability score for children of a specific age.

Question 6

Stanford-Binet test

Answer 6

a test intended to measure innate levels of intelligence

Question 7

Intelligence quotient (IQ)

Answer 7

is calculated by taking someones mental age, dividing it by their chronological age, and then multiplying by 100.

Question 8

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Answer 8

remains the most common intelligence test in use today for adolescents and adults

Question 9

Ravens progressive matrices

Answer 9

an intelligence test that is based on pictures, not words, this making it relatively unaffected by language or cultural background

Question 10

Standards of measurement: reliability

Answer 10

-refers to consistency in measurement

Question 11

standards of measurement: validity

Answer 11

refers to the accuracy of measurement

Question 12

eugenics movement

Answer 12

• means “good genes”

- believed intelligence was genetic and those who performed poorly were considered “feeble minded”

Question 13

stereotype threats

Answer 13

occurs when negative stereotypes about a group cause group members to underperform on ability tests.