Cognition

Question 1

What is Standardization

Answer 1

Administering the test to a representative sample of future test takers in order to establish a basis for meaningful comparison

Question 2

What is the Binet-Simon Scale used for

Answer 2

Used to determine a child mental age

Question 3

What is the work of Alfred Binet (1857-1911)

Answer 3

The Binet-Simon scale - a series of 30 short tasks related to everyday life arranged in increasing difficulty to indicate levels of intelligence

Question 4

What is specific abilities “s”

Answer 4

Each type of intelligence needed for performing well on each individual intelligence task observed
eg. vocabulary intelligence, mathematical intelligence, etc.

Question 5

What is general intelligence “g”

Answer 5

Underlies all intellectual behaviour and reflects persons mental energy and inherited abilities
“g: is required for performance of intelligence tests of all types

Question 6

How did Spearman discover general intelligence (g)

Answer 6

He used factor analysis to see that doing good in one test correlated with doing well in other tests

Question 7

What is the work of Charles Spearman (1863-1945)

Answer 7

Intelligence consists of a single general ability and specific mental abilities
(TWO-FACTOR THEORY)